linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] powerpc: move hmi.c to arch/powerpc/kvm/

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Date:	Thu, 11 Aug 2016 12:03:32 +1000
From:	Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
To:	Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org, kvm-ppc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] powerpc: move hmi.c to arch/powerpc/kvm/

Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com> writes:

> 2016-08-03 13:36+0200, Paolo Bonzini:
>> hmi.c functions are unused unless sibling_subcore_state is nonzero, and
>> that in turn happens only if KVM is in use.  So move the code to
>> arch/powerpc/kvm/, putting it under CONFIG_KVM_BOOK3S_64_HANDLER
>> rather than CONFIG_PPC_BOOK3S_64.  The sibling_subcore_state is also
>> included in struct paca_struct only if KVM is supported by the kernel.
>> 
>> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>
>> Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>
>> Cc: Mahesh Salgaonkar <mahesh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
>> Cc: linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org
>> Cc: kvm-ppc@...r.kernel.org
>> Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org
>> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
>> ---
>> 	It would be nice to have this in 4.8, to minimize any 4.9 conflicts.
>> 	Build-tested only, with and without KVM enabled.
>
> If you agree with the change, would you prefer to have this patch merged
> through the PowerPC tree?

Yeah I'll pull it into my fixes branch.

cheers