Messages in this thread Patch in this message | | | Date | Wed, 18 May 2022 13:47:18 +0200 | From | Heiko Carstens <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v4 1/2] drivers/s390/char: Add Ultravisor io device |
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On Tue, May 10, 2022 at 02:47:23PM +0000, Steffen Eiden wrote: > diff --git a/drivers/s390/char/Kconfig b/drivers/s390/char/Kconfig > index 6cc4b19acf85..e9b9902abbaf 100644 > --- a/drivers/s390/char/Kconfig > +++ b/drivers/s390/char/Kconfig > @@ -100,6 +100,16 @@ config SCLP_OFB > This option enables the Open-for-Business interface to the s390 > Service Element. > > +config S390_UV_UAPI > + def_tristate y > + prompt "Ultravisor userspace API" > + help > + Selecting exposes parts of the UV interface to userspace > + by providing a misc character device at /dev/uv. > + Using IOCTLs one can interact with the UV. > + The device is only available if the Ultravisor > + Facility (158) is present.
Is there a reason why this is default "y"? If you think this should be compiled into the kernel if used, then why allow to make it a module at all? Instead you could get rid of a couple if lines of code.
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