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SubjectRe: [PATCH] x86: Add a Kconfig shortcut for a kvm-bootable kernel
On 04/16/2013 12:18 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 01:03:20PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 12:31:12PM +0300, Pekka Enberg wrote:
>>> I obviously support having something like this in mainline. I wonder
>>> though if we could just call this "default standalone KVM guest
>>> config" instead of emphasizing testing angle.
>>
>> /me nods agreeingly...
>>
>> And it should be unter HYPERVISOR_GUEST where the rest of this stuff
>> resides. Good point.
>
> Sanity check question:
>
> Why not add the select stuff, i.e. this:
>
> select NET
> select NETDEVICES
> select PCI
> select BLOCK
> select BLK_DEV
> select NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS
> select INET
> select EXPERIMENTAL
> select TTY
> select SERIAL_8250
> select SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
> select IP_PNP
> select IP_PNP_DHCP
> select BINFMT_ELF
> select PCI_MSI
> select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
> select DEBUG_KERNEL
> select KGDB
> select KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
> select VIRTUALIZATION
> select VIRTIO
> select VIRTIO_RING
> select VIRTIO_PCI
> select VIRTIO_BLK
> select VIRTIO_CONSOLE
> select VIRTIO_NET
> select 9P_FS
> select NET_9P
> select NET_9P_VIRTIO
>
> to the option below which we already have. It is in the same sense a KVM
> guest support deal.
>
> Hmm.
>
> KVM people, any objections?
>
> config KVM_GUEST
> bool "KVM Guest support (including kvmclock)"
> depends on PARAVIRT
> select PARAVIRT_CLOCK
> default y
> ---help---
> This option enables various optimizations for running under the KVM
> hypervisor. It includes a paravirtualized clock, so that instead
> of relying on a PIT (or probably other) emulation by the
> underlying device model, the host provides the guest with
> timing infrastructure such as time of day, and system time

KVM guests don't need a serial device, KGDB, DEBUG_KERNEL or 9p in particular.


Thanks,
Sasha


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