linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] x86/vsmp: Use hypervisor layer for initialization

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Message-ID: <20120822181957.GA753@gmail.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Aug 2012 20:19:58 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	"Shai Fultheim (Shai@...leMP.com)" <Shai@...leMP.com>
Cc:	Ido Yariv <ido@...ery.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] x86/vsmp: Use hypervisor layer for initialization


* Shai Fultheim (Shai@...leMP.com) <Shai@...leMP.com> wrote:

> Ingo,
> 
> Use of vSMP Foundation does not require compiling with 
> CONFIG_X86_VSMP, which is off by default in any distribution 
> to date.

That is simply a bug: CONFIG_X86_VSMP should be called 
CONFIG_X86_VSMP_ALIGN, and you should introduce a *real* 
CONFIG_X86_VSMP toggle to allow people to not build the
vSMP platform specific bits.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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