linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/7] paravirtualization: Patch inline replacements for common paravirt operations.

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Message-ID: <454941A8.6000601@vmware.com>
Date:	Wed, 01 Nov 2006 16:54:00 -0800
From:	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>, 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 2/7] paravirtualization: Patch inline replacements for
 common paravirt operations.

Rusty Russell wrote:
> On Wed, 2006-11-01 at 15:27 -0800, Andrew Morton wrote:
>   
>> On Wed, 01 Nov 2006 21:28:13 +1100
>> Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:
>>     
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL
>>> +		/* Deliberately clobber regs using "not %reg" to find bugs. */
>>>       
>> That would be considered to be abusive of CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL.  A
>> CONFIG_DEBUG_PARAVIRT which depends on CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL would be more
>> harmonious.
>>     
>
> I wasn't sure.  Making a config option for what is a one-liner seemed
> overkill.
>   

I have further stuff in my vmi-debug patch that can use 
CONFIG_DEBUG_PARAVIRT as well :)

Zach
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