linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 07/14] tools/lguest: force disable tboot and apm

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Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2016 13:02:11 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>, bp@...en8.de,
	hpa@...or.com, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com
Cc:	x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, luto@...capital.net,
	boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, david.vrabel@...rix.com,
	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	lguest@...ts.ozlabs.org, andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com,
	jlee@...e.com, glin@...e.com, matt@...eblueprint.co.uk,
	andrew.cooper3@...rix.com, "Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 07/14] tools/lguest: force disable tboot and apm

"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org> writes:
> The paravirt_enabled() check is going away, the area tossed to
> the kernel on lguest is not zerored out, so ensure lguest force
> disables tboot and apm just in case the kernel file being read might
> have this set for whatever reason.
>
> Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <mcgrof@...nel.org>

Nice, thanks!

Acked-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>

Cheers,
Rusty.