linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] kexec: Consolidate machine_kexec_mask

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Message-ID: <87wmght4ch.ffs@tglx>
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 2024 12:04:30 +0100
From: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
To: Eliav Farber <farbere@...zon.com>, linux@...linux.org.uk,
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Cc: jonnyc@...zon.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 1/2] kexec: Consolidate
 machine_kexec_mask_interrupts() implementation

On Sat, Nov 30 2024 at 20:11, Eliav Farber wrote:
> +
> +config GENERIC_IRQ_KEXEC_CLEAR_VM_FORWARD
> +	bool "Clear forwarded VM interrupts during kexec"

This should not be user selectable. Just keep it as:

config GENERIC_IRQ_KEXEC_CLEAR_VM_FORWARD
	bool

which defaults to 'n'. Just add a comment what this is about like it's
done with the other options in that file which are only selectable.

Thanks,

        tglx