linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] x86/paravirt: Fix build PARAVIRT_XXL=y without XEN

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Date:   Wed, 17 Nov 2021 19:48:28 +0100
From:   Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
To:     Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy 
        <sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill@...temov.name>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>,
        Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        "Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, Deep Shah <sdeep@...are.com>,
        "VMware, Inc." <pv-drivers@...are.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] x86/paravirt: Fix build PARAVIRT_XXL=y without XEN_PV

On Wed, Nov 17, 2021 at 10:46:30AM -0800, Sathyanarayanan Kuppuswamy wrote:
> TDX has a requirement to use HLT paravirt calls (which is currently
> listed under PARAVIRT_XXL). Once we submit a patch to move it
> under CONFIG_PARAVIRT, we will drop this dependency.

You already have this patch in some set:

https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211009053747.1694419-2-sathyanarayanan.kuppuswamy@linux.intel.com

So what's this churn for?

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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