linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] [kvm-devel] build #365 issue for v2.6.25-rc2-342-g5d9c4a7 in ./arch/x86/kvm/kvm.ko

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Message-Id: <20080225150354.d66d2339.randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Date:	Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:03:54 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>, tglx <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	akpm <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>, mingo <mingo@...hat.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Toralf Förster <toralf.foerster@....de>,
	kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] [kvm-devel] build #365 issue for
 v2.6.25-rc2-342-g5d9c4a7 in ./arch/x86/kvm/kvm.ko

On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 09:20:08 -0800 Randy Dunlap wrote:

> On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 16:07:03 +0200 Avi Kivity wrote:
> 
> > > Looks like KVM conflicts with CONFIG_VOYAGER...
> > >
> > 
> > Attached patch should fix.
> > 
> > Subject: x86: disable KVM on Voyager
> > 
> > Most classic Pentiums don't have hardware virtualization
> > extension, and building kvm with voyager generates
> > spurious failures.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
> 
> Might as well extend it for VISWS & NUMAQ:

Can we get this merged soon-ish?

> ---
> From: Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
> 
> Most classic Pentiums don't have hardware virtualization extension,
> and building kvm with Voyager, Visual Workstation, or NUMAQ
> generates spurious failures.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> --- linux-2.6.25-rc2-git4.orig/arch/x86/Kconfig
> +++ linux-2.6.25-rc2-git4/arch/x86/Kconfig
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ config X86
>  	select HAVE_IDE
>  	select HAVE_OPROFILE
>  	select HAVE_KPROBES
> -	select HAVE_KVM
> +	select HAVE_KVM if ((X86_32 && !X86_VOYAGER && !X86_VISWS && !X86_NUMAQ) || X86_64)
>  
>  
>  config GENERIC_LOCKBREAK
> --


---
~Randy
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