linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/7] paravirtualization: Allow selected bug checks to be skipped by paravirt kernels

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Date:	Wed, 1 Nov 2006 15:29:46 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@....de>, Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/7] paravirtualization: Allow selected bug checks to be
 skipped by paravirt kernels

On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:30:43 +1100
Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:

> --- a/include/asm-i386/bugs.h
> +++ b/include/asm-i386/bugs.h
> @@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
>  #include <asm/processor.h>
>  #include <asm/i387.h>
>  #include <asm/msr.h>
> +#include <asm/paravirt.h>

In many other places you have

#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT
#include <asm/paravirt.h>
...

But not here.

Making <asm/paravirt.h> invulnerable would be the more typical approach.
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