linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86: Add a Kconfig shortcut for a kvm-bootable kernel

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Message-ID: <516DEF20.9060303@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:38:56 -0400
From:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
CC:	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Fengguang Wu <fengguang.wu@...el.com>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, x86-ml <x86@...nel.org>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86: Add a Kconfig shortcut for a kvm-bootable kernel

On 04/16/2013 12:18 PM, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 01:03:20PM +0200, Borislav Petkov wrote:
>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 12:31:12PM +0300, Pekka Enberg wrote:
>>> I obviously support having something like this in mainline. I wonder
>>> though if we could just call this "default standalone KVM guest
>>> config" instead of emphasizing testing angle.
>>
>> /me nods agreeingly...
>>
>> And it should be unter HYPERVISOR_GUEST where the rest of this stuff
>> resides. Good point.
> 
> Sanity check question:
> 
> Why not add the select stuff, i.e. this:
> 
> 	select NET
> 	select NETDEVICES
> 	select PCI
> 	select BLOCK
> 	select BLK_DEV
> 	select NETWORK_FILESYSTEMS
> 	select INET
> 	select EXPERIMENTAL
> 	select TTY
> 	select SERIAL_8250
> 	select SERIAL_8250_CONSOLE
> 	select IP_PNP
> 	select IP_PNP_DHCP
> 	select BINFMT_ELF
> 	select PCI_MSI
> 	select HAVE_ARCH_KGDB
> 	select DEBUG_KERNEL
> 	select KGDB
> 	select KGDB_SERIAL_CONSOLE
> 	select VIRTUALIZATION
> 	select VIRTIO
> 	select VIRTIO_RING
> 	select VIRTIO_PCI
> 	select VIRTIO_BLK
> 	select VIRTIO_CONSOLE
> 	select VIRTIO_NET
> 	select 9P_FS
> 	select NET_9P
> 	select NET_9P_VIRTIO
> 
> to the option below which we already have. It is in the same sense a KVM
> guest support deal.
> 
> Hmm.
> 
> KVM people, any objections?
> 
> config KVM_GUEST
>         bool "KVM Guest support (including kvmclock)"
>         depends on PARAVIRT
>         select PARAVIRT_CLOCK
>         default y
>         ---help---
>           This option enables various optimizations for running under the KVM
>           hypervisor. It includes a paravirtualized clock, so that instead
>           of relying on a PIT (or probably other) emulation by the
>           underlying device model, the host provides the guest with
>           timing infrastructure such as time of day, and system time

KVM guests don't need a serial device, KGDB, DEBUG_KERNEL or 9p in particular.


Thanks,
Sasha
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