linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 1/3] virtio: don't prompt CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI

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Message-ID: <CAK8P3a1b+76bdHFnFEM7bUrfqkasGziR7cLkgRa5jUOaL1FZgw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 23 Feb 2021 09:05:05 +0100
From:   Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>
To:     Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        shahafs@...lanox.com, sgarzare@...hat.com,
        Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>,
        Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>,
        Naresh Kamboju <naresh.kamboju@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 1/3] virtio: don't prompt CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 7:19 AM Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> We used to prompt CONFIG_VIRTIO_PCI_MODERN to user which may bring a
> lot of confusion. E.g it may break various default configs which want
> virtio devices.
>
> So this patch fixes this by hiding the prompot and documenting the
> dependency. While at it, rename the module to VIRTIO_PCI_LIB.
>
> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> Cc: Anders Roxell <anders.roxell@...aro.org>
> Cc: Guenter Roeck <linux@...ck-us.net>

Acked-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>