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SubjectRe: [PATCH] arch/x86/xen: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL
On Sun, Feb 24, 2013 at 1:03 AM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:59 AM, Dongsheng Song
> <dongsheng.song@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> The CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL config item has not carried much meaning for a
>>> while now and is almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the
>>> Linux kernel summit, remove it from any "depends on" lines in Kconfigs.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
>>> Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
>>> Cc: Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@oracle.com>
>>> Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
>>> ---
>>> arch/x86/xen/Kconfig | 2 +-
>>> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>>>
>>> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
>>> index 93ff4e1..8cada4c 100644
>>> --- a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
>>> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
>>> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ config XEN_DEBUG_FS
>>>
>>> config XEN_X86_PVH
>>> bool "Support for running as a PVH guest (EXPERIMENTAL)"
>>
>> Why not remove this 'EXPERIMENTAL' too ?
>
> It was unclear to me if the feature was actually considered unstable.
> I can resend with the text removed from the title too, if that's the
> correct action here?
>
> -Kees
>

If such a feature was considered unstable, it should depends on EXPERIMENTAL.
We should not surprised users.

>>
>>> - depends on X86_64 && XEN && EXPERIMENTAL
>>> + depends on X86_64 && XEN
>>> default n
>>> help
>>> This option enables support for running as a PVH guest (PV guest
>>> --
>>> 1.7.9.5
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Kees Cook
>>> Chrome OS Security
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> --
> Kees Cook
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