Re: [PATCH RESEND] virtio: virtio_pci_legacy: Remove default y from Kconfig

From: Michael S. Tsirkin
Date: Sun Mar 01 2020 - 02:38:43 EST


On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 03:27:36PM -0800, Ram Muthiah wrote:
> The legacy pci driver should no longer be default enabled. QEMU has
> implemented support for Virtio 1 for virtio-pci since June 2015
> on SHA dfb8e184db75.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ram Muthiah <rammuthiah@xxxxxxxxxx>

I see little reason to do this: y is safer and will boot on more
hypervisors, so people that aren't sure should enable it.

> ---
> drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 6 ------
> 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> index 078615cf2afc..eacd0b90d32b 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI
>
> config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> bool "Support for legacy virtio draft 0.9.X and older devices"
> - default y
> depends on VIRTIO_PCI
> ---help---
> Virtio PCI Card 0.9.X Draft (circa 2014) and older device support.
> @@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> If disabled, you get a slightly smaller, non-transitional driver,
> with no legacy compatibility.
>
> - So look out into your driveway. Do you have a flying car? If
> - so, you can happily disable this option and virtio will not
> - break. Otherwise, leave it set. Unless you're testing what
> - life will be like in The Future.
> -
> If unsure, say Y.
>
> config VIRTIO_PMEM
> --
> 2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog