netdev - Re: [GIT PULL] vhost: fixes, vdpa

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Date:   Sat, 11 Apr 2020 09:38:05 -0700
From:   Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
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Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] vhost: fixes, vdpa

On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 2:11 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> The new vdpa subsystem with two first drivers.

So this one is really annoying to configure.

First it asks for vDPA driver for virtio devices (VIRTIO_VDPA) support.

If you say 'n', it then asks *again* for VDPA drivers (VDPA_MENU).

And then when you say 'n' to *that* it asks you for Vhost driver for
vDPA-based backend (VHOST_VDPA).

This kind of crazy needs to stop.

Doing kernel configuration is not supposed to be like some truly
horrendously boring Colossal Cave Adventure game where you have to
search for a way out of maze of twisty little passages, all alike.

                Linus