linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86, platform, kconfig: add virtconfig defconfig helper

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Message-ID: <20140610090125.GB28607@pd.tnic>
Date:	Tue, 10 Jun 2014 11:01:25 +0200
From:	Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>
To:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...not-panic.com>, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	David Rientjes <rientjes@...gle.com>,
	Michal Marek <mmarek@...e.cz>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>, levinsasha928@...il.com,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, fengguang.wu@...el.com,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] x86, platform, kconfig: add virtconfig defconfig
 helper

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 09:35:39AM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> Actually what I meant was to *replace* kvmconfig with virtconfig and
> then add the Xen stuff to it, i.e. to have a single thing to maintain
> for all virt platforms, rather than end up with all 3 options.
> 
> I think the overhead of having some Xen stuff enabled in .config when
> running on KVM and vice versa is small.

Hmm, no. I'm running my kvm-enabled configs on baremetal too and I
wouldn't want any overhead at all. So kvmconfig and xenconfig should be
separate targets with separate config files please.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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