linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Set up resources correctly on Hyper-V Generation 2

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Date:   Thu, 18 Aug 2016 13:16:56 -0700
From:   Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:     Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org" <linux-nvdimm@...ts.01.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] x86: Set up resources correctly on Hyper-V Generation 2

On Thu, Aug 18, 2016 at 12:56 PM, Matthew Wilcox <mawilcox@...rosoft.com> wrote:
> Compared to a patch which removes 5 lines of code, almost any additional work is ocean-boiling.
>

Did you check the state of NFIT enabling in Hyper-V?  Not patching the
Linux kernel at all is even less work.