linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] arch/x86/xen: remove depends on CONFIG

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Message-ID: <CAE8XmWoX_TyHMTnGCMn6j_qiK0hptCgyrnVYpDJkfTAQfUNQPA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Sat, 23 Feb 2013 19:59:23 +0800
From:	Dongsheng Song <dongsheng.song@...il.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@...cle.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] arch/x86/xen: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

On Sat, Feb 23, 2013 at 3:29 PM, Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org> wrote:
>
> The CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL config item has not carried much meaning for a
> while now and is almost always enabled by default. As agreed during the
> Linux kernel summit, remove it from any "depends on" lines in Kconfigs.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
> Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
> Cc: Mukesh Rathor <mukesh.rathor@...cle.com>
> Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/xen/Kconfig |    2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
> index 93ff4e1..8cada4c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
> +++ b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
> @@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ config XEN_DEBUG_FS
>
>  config XEN_X86_PVH
>         bool "Support for running as a PVH guest (EXPERIMENTAL)"

Why not remove this 'EXPERIMENTAL' too ?

> -       depends on X86_64 && XEN && EXPERIMENTAL
> +       depends on X86_64 && XEN
>         default n
>         help
>            This option enables support for running as a PVH guest (PV guest
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>
>
> --
> Kees Cook
> Chrome OS Security
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