linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: remove unused Kconfig parameter

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Message-ID: <20130710032056.GA14873@pd.tnic>
Date:	Wed, 10 Jul 2013 05:20:56 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:	Sander Eikelenboom <linux@...elenboom.it>
Cc:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>, jeremy@...p.org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>,
	Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker@...e-electrons.com>,
	x86@...nel.org, Paul Bolle <pebolle@...cali.nl>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, mingo@...hat.com,
	Matt Wilson <msw@...zon.com>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	tglx@...utronix.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: remove unused Kconfig parameter

On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:34:58AM +0200, Sander Eikelenboom wrote:
> Grub does this in it's update script to prevent adding a xen + kernel
> combination that has no chance of booting when dom0 support has not
> been configured in the kernel. That doesn't seem to be a unreasonable
> thought.

Actually, I don't see the problem - if there's no such support, then the
boot fails - plain and simple. That's like not building in or adding
into the initrd, support for your root filesystem - it is your own damn
fault. It is not the bootloader's job to sanity check whether your
kernel boots or not.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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