linux-kernel - [PATCH v2] arch/x86/xen: remove depends on CONFIG

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Message-ID: <20130228215640.GA3136@www.outflux.net>
Date:	Thu, 28 Feb 2013 13:56:40 -0800
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	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>
Subject: [PATCH v2] arch/x86/xen: remove depends on CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL

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>
---

v2:
 - drop EXPERIMENTAL from bool and help text too.

---
 arch/x86/xen/Kconfig |    8 +++-----
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
index 93ff4e1..6c5802f 100644
--- a/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/Kconfig
@@ -52,12 +52,10 @@ config XEN_DEBUG_FS
 	  Enabling this option may incur a significant performance overhead.
 
 config XEN_X86_PVH
-	bool "Support for running as a PVH guest (EXPERIMENTAL)"
-	depends on X86_64 && XEN && EXPERIMENTAL
+	bool "Support for running as a PVH guest"
+	depends on X86_64 && XEN
 	default n
 	help
 	   This option enables support for running as a PVH guest (PV guest
 	   using hardware extensions) under a suitably capable hypervisor.
-	   This option is EXPERIMENTAL because the hypervisor interfaces
-	   which it uses is not yet considered stable therefore backwards and
-	   forwards compatibility is not yet guaranteed.  If unsure, say N.
+	   If unsure, say N.
-- 
1.7.9.5


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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