linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 04/25] xen: Add XEN config options

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Message-ID: <462D3D31.1090702@goop.org>
Date:	Mon, 23 Apr 2007 16:11:45 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@...source.com>,
	Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 04/25] xen: Add XEN config options

Andi Kleen wrote:
> On Monday 23 April 2007 23:56:42 Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
>   
>> The XEN config option enables the Xen paravirt_ops interface, which is
>> installed when the kernel finds itself running under Xen.
>>
>> Xen is no longer a sub-architecture, so the X86_XEN subarch config
>> option has gone.
>>
>> Xen is currently incompatible with PREEMPT, but this is fixed up later
>> in the series.
>>     
>
> Shouldn't this be after the change that adds arch/i386/xen/Kconfig?
>
> Otherwise you break bisects
>   

It should be OK.  The series should build and run at each patch (though
I have to admit I haven't tested this).  In general I've been adding
config options for each feature as the feature itself is added.

    J
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