[Xen-devel] Re: [RFC, PATCH 2/24] i386 Vmi config

[Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxx>]

On Po 13-03-06 10:00:27, Zachary Amsden wrote:
> Introduce the basic VMI sub-arch configuration dependencies.  VMI kernels only
> are designed to run on modern hardware platforms.  As such, they require a
> working APIC, and do not support some legacy functionality, including APM 
> BIOS,
> ISA and MCA bus systems, PCI BIOS interfaces, or PnP BIOS (by implication of
> dropping ISA support).  They also require a P6 series CPU.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@xxxxxxxxxx>
> 
> +menu "VMI configurable support"
> +     depends on X86_VMI
> +
> +config VMI_REQUIRE_HYPERVISOR
> +        bool "Require hypervisor"
> +        default n
> +        help
> +          This option forces the kernel to run with a hypervisor present.
> +          The kernel will panic if booted on native hardware.

This uses spaces instead of tabs...


> @@ -270,7 +295,7 @@ config X86_VISWS_APIC
>  
>  config X86_MCE
>       bool "Machine Check Exception"
> -     depends on !X86_VOYAGER
> +     depends on !(X86_VOYAGER)
>       ---help---
>         Machine Check Exception support allows the processor to notify the
>         kernel if it detects a problem (e.g. overheating, component

And you probalby do not need this change.

> @@ -307,6 +332,7 @@ config X86_MCE_P4THERMAL
>  
>  config TOSHIBA
>       tristate "Toshiba Laptop support"
> +     depends on !X86_VMI
>       ---help---
>         This adds a driver to safely access the System Management Mode of
>         the CPU on Toshiba portables with a genuine Toshiba BIOS. It

In the long run, we'd like to support toshiba laptops :-)

                                                                Pavel
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