linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH -v2 2/2] x86: Make Linux guest support optional

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Date:	Fri, 25 Jan 2013 20:03:40 +0100
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
Cc:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	devel@...uxdriverproject.org, olaf@...fle.de, apw@...onical.com,
	jasowang@...hat.com, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	JBeulich@...e.com, Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@...are.com>,
	"K. Y. Srinivasan" <kys@...rosoft.com>,
	Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2 2/2] x86: Make Linux guest support optional

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 10:42:32AM -0800, Dmitry Torokhov wrote:
> No, not really as EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL() in no way implies that the code
> using it lives in the mainline.

I didn't say that - I said "any code (proprietary included) can link to
those symbols" meaning that I cannot possibly convert proprietary code
to which I don't have access to, vs GPL code which is out there.

> Also, EXPORT_SYMBOL() does not imply that it forms an ABI and can't be
> changed ever.

And yet, I don't want to be on the receiving end of the complaints when
those do change. But that's beside the point.

So I think we're on the same page: I'll make everything using x86_hyper*
depend on CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST and all are happy.

Thanks.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Sent from a fat crate under my desk. Formatting is fine.
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