linux-kernel - [PATCH] x86/Kconfig: make X86

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Date:   Mon, 9 Mar 2020 14:06:30 +0800
From:   Tony W Wang-oc <TonyWWang-oc@...oxin.com>
To:     <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>, <bp@...en8.de>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <x86@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     <DavidWang@...oxin.com>, <CooperYan@...oxin.com>,
        <QiyuanWang@...oxin.com>, <HerryYang@...oxin.com>,
        <CobeChen@...oxin.com>
Subject: [PATCH] x86/Kconfig: make X86_UMIP to cover any X86 CPU

While the UMIP (User-Mode Instruction Prevention) is a generic X86 CPU
feature, there is no need to tie X86_UMIP only to Intel and AMD.

So remove that dependency from the Kconfig rules.

Signed-off-by: Tony W Wang-oc <TonyWWang-oc@...oxin.com>
---
 arch/x86/Kconfig | 1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 5ad3957..ca16b762 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1871,7 +1871,6 @@ config X86_SMAP
 
 config X86_UMIP
 	def_bool y
-	depends on CPU_SUP_INTEL || CPU_SUP_AMD
 	prompt "User Mode Instruction Prevention" if EXPERT
 	---help---
 	  User Mode Instruction Prevention (UMIP) is a security feature in
-- 
2.7.4