[PATCH 1/2] x86: make vmware support optional

From: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
Date: Tue Nov 17 2020 - 15:23:58 EST


Make it possible to opt-out from vmware support

Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult <info@xxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 +++++++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 4 +++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c | 2 ++
drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/misc/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/ptp/Kconfig | 2 +-
6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index f6946b81f74a..c227c1fa0091 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -801,6 +801,13 @@ config X86_HV_CALLBACK_VECTOR

source "arch/x86/xen/Kconfig"

+config VMWARE_GUEST
+ bool "Vmware Guest support"
+ default y
+ help
+ This option enables several optimizations for running under the
+ VMware hypervisor.
+
config KVM_GUEST
bool "KVM Guest support (including kvmclock)"
depends on PARAVIRT
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
index 93792b457b81..a615b0152bf0 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_X86_CPU_RESCTRL) += resctrl/

obj-$(CONFIG_X86_LOCAL_APIC) += perfctr-watchdog.o

-obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST) += vmware.o hypervisor.o mshyperv.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_HYPERVISOR_GUEST) += hypervisor.o mshyperv.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_VMWARE_GUEST) += vmware.o
+
obj-$(CONFIG_ACRN_GUEST) += acrn.o

ifdef CONFIG_X86_FEATURE_NAMES
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c
index 553bfbfc3a1b..c0e770a224aa 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c
@@ -34,7 +34,9 @@ static const __initconst struct hypervisor_x86 * const hypervisors[] =
#ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PVHVM
&x86_hyper_xen_hvm,
#endif
+#ifdef CONFIG_VMWARE_GUEST
&x86_hyper_vmware,
+#endif
&x86_hyper_ms_hyperv,
#ifdef CONFIG_KVM_GUEST
&x86_hyper_kvm,
diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig b/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
index d8b6a5dab190..29ced69d5c85 100644
--- a/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ config MOUSE_PS2_FOCALTECH

config MOUSE_PS2_VMMOUSE
bool "Virtual mouse (vmmouse)"
- depends on MOUSE_PS2 && X86 && HYPERVISOR_GUEST
+ depends on MOUSE_PS2 && X86 && VMWARE_GUEST
help
Say Y here if you are running under control of VMware hypervisor
(ESXi, Workstation or Fusion). Also make sure that when you enable
diff --git a/drivers/misc/Kconfig b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
index fafa8b0d8099..d2bd8eff6eb6 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/misc/Kconfig
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ config DS1682

config VMWARE_BALLOON
tristate "VMware Balloon Driver"
- depends on VMWARE_VMCI && X86 && HYPERVISOR_GUEST
+ depends on VMWARE_VMCI && X86 && VMWARE_GUEST
select MEMORY_BALLOON
help
This is VMware physical memory management driver which acts
diff --git a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
index 942f72d8151d..6bf30153270e 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/ptp/Kconfig
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ config PTP_1588_CLOCK_IDTCM

config PTP_1588_CLOCK_VMW
tristate "VMware virtual PTP clock"
- depends on ACPI && HYPERVISOR_GUEST && X86
+ depends on ACPI && VMWARE_GUEST && X86
depends on PTP_1588_CLOCK
help
This driver adds support for using VMware virtual precision
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2.11.0