Re: [tip:x86/urgent] x86/kconfig: Add a Kconfig shortcut for building working KVM guest kernels

From: H. Peter Anvin
Date: Fri May 03 2013 - 11:07:36 EST


We can put a config file upstream, too.

Borislav Petkov <bp@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>On Fri, May 03, 2013 at 07:54:36AM -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Could you alternately have a kvm_guest.config that should always work
>> for you?
>
>I could, and I do. The idea, however, is to have this option upstream
>so that people don't have to go search for every relevant option for
>running the kernel a kvm guest.
>
>Which reminds me: Pekka had a 'make kvmconfig' functionality in
>the kvmtool too. Which, TBH, is even better than having a Kconfig
>option with a bunch of selects. So, come to think of it, after all
>the controversy with such an option, having a 'make kvmconfig' do
>scripts/config -e <option> where <option> is in that list we select
>would be much better.
>
>This won't break randconfigs at all, btw. :-)
>
>Michal?

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