linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/4] x86: Add new config symbol to unify conditional definition of hv_irq_callback

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite for Android: free password hash cracker in your pocket

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <20190408093526.GD15689@zn.tnic>
Date:   Mon, 8 Apr 2019 11:35:26 +0200
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Zhao Yakui <yakui.zhao@...el.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v3 1/4] x86: Add new config symbol to unify
 conditional definition of hv_irq_callback_count

Subject: x86/kconfig: Add ...

On Mon, Apr 08, 2019 at 04:12:08PM +0800, Zhao Yakui wrote:
> Now the CONFIG_HYPERV and CONFIG_XEN can be used to control the definition
> /usage of hv_irq_callback_count. If another linux guest also needs to use
> the hv_irq_callback_count, current conditional definition looks unreadable.

Rewrite that to:

"Add a special Kconfig symbol X86_HV_CALLBACK_VECTOR which guests using
the hypervisor interrupt callback counter can select and thus enable
that counter. Select it when xen or hyperv support is enabled.

No functional changes."

with that fixed you can add:

Reviewed-by: Borislav Petkov <bp@...e.de>

Thx.

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.