Re: [PATCH] x86: vSMP selection in config

From: Yinghai Lu
Date: Tue Feb 26 2008 - 15:41:58 EST


On Tuesday 26 February 2008 12:05:12 pm Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Sun, Feb 24, 2008 at 10:43:49PM -0800, Yinghai Lu wrote:
> >
> > find out vSMP setting is going away in config after make oldconfig
> >
> > vSMP need to PARAVIRT and PCI.
> > so move PARAVIRT out of if PARAVIRT_GUEST, and make vSMP select PCI instead of
> > depends on PCI
> >
> > after patch vSMP could stick there.
>
> I'm certain that we have hit a Kconfig bug / limitation here and
> the patch below is just a workaround for that issue.
>
> I tracked it down to a minimal case and hope Roman can provide
> either an explanation or a fix.
>
> IMO VSMP can wait until this is resolved properly and we should not
> apply this patch.

also Kconfig seems ignore
if PARAVIRT_GUEST

endif

and
to use config PARAVIRT in that if block.

YH
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