linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: x86: allow compiling out the Xen hypercall interface

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Message-ID: <366796245ce0bcf6bf23f26f3692d5f76ca7f169.camel@amazon.co.uk>
Date:   Mon, 1 Mar 2021 12:24:55 +0000
From:   "Woodhouse, David" <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
To:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        "pbonzini@...hat.com" <pbonzini@...hat.com>
CC:     "hch@....de" <hch@....de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: x86: allow compiling out the Xen hypercall interface

On Fri, 2021-02-26 at 06:57 -0500, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> The Xen hypercall interface adds to the attack surface of the hypervisor
> and will be used quite rarely.  Allow compiling it out.
> 
> Suggested-by: Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>
> Cc: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@...zon.co.uk>

Thanks.



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