Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: move vmware to hypervisor

[H. Peter Anvin]

Alok Kataria wrote:
> > > >
> > > So, if there are any tangible benefits with doing this I am ok with it,
> > > but your current argument about "Freedom to user"  doesn't sound too
> > > compelling.
> > isn't it the other way around? you are adding this in, it should be up to 
> > you to show that it
> >
> > A. has no impact
> >
> > B. has a small enough impact that it's not worth the config option
>
> This is what exactly I have mentioned in a mail earlier in this thread.
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/3/25/333

It sounds to me like the kind of things that gets buried under 
CONFIG_EMBEDDED for the people who are absolutely paranoid (sometimes 
even for very good reasons) about every additional byte in the kernel.

	-hpa
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