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Subject[RFC, PATCH 2/24] i386 Vmi config
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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@vmware.com>

Index: linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/Kconfig
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.16-rc5.orig/arch/i386/Kconfig 2006-03-06 11:25:08.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/Kconfig 2006-03-06 16:41:25.000000000 -0800
@@ -133,8 +133,33 @@ config X86_ES7000
Only choose this option if you have such a system, otherwise you
should say N here.

+config X86_VMI
+ bool "VMI architecture support"
+ help
+ This option builds a kernel designed to run on top of a virtual
+ machine interface layer (VMI). Say 'N' here unless you are
+ building a kernel to run inside a virtual machine.
+
endchoice

+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.
+
+config VMI_DEBUG
+ bool "VMI debugging"
+ default n
+ help
+ Provides extra debugging output and testing of VMI interfaces.
+
+endmenu
+
config ACPI_SRAT
bool
default y
@@ -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 failure).
@@ -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 does
@@ -322,6 +348,7 @@ config TOSHIBA

config I8K
tristate "Dell laptop support"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
---help---
This adds a driver to safely access the System Management Mode
of the CPU on the Dell Inspiron 8000. The System Management Mode
@@ -569,6 +596,7 @@ config HIGHPTE

config MATH_EMULATION
bool "Math emulation"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
---help---
Linux can emulate a math coprocessor (used for floating point
operations) if you don't have one. 486DX and Pentium processors have
@@ -760,7 +788,7 @@ source kernel/power/Kconfig
source "drivers/acpi/Kconfig"

menu "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS Support"
-depends on PM && !X86_VISWS
+depends on PM && !(X86_VISWS || X86_VMI)

config APM
tristate "APM (Advanced Power Management) BIOS support"
@@ -930,8 +958,9 @@ config PCI

choice
prompt "PCI access mode"
- depends on PCI && !X86_VISWS
+ depends on PCI && !(X86_VISWS || X86_VMI)
default PCI_GOANY
+
---help---
On PCI systems, the BIOS can be used to detect the PCI devices and
determine their configuration. However, some old PCI motherboards
@@ -963,12 +992,12 @@ endchoice

config PCI_BIOS
bool
- depends on !X86_VISWS && PCI && (PCI_GOBIOS || PCI_GOANY)
+ depends on !(X86_VISWS && X86_VMI) && PCI && (PCI_GOBIOS || PCI_GOANY)
default y

config PCI_DIRECT
bool
- depends on PCI && ((PCI_GODIRECT || PCI_GOANY) || X86_VISWS)
+ depends on PCI && ((PCI_GODIRECT || PCI_GOANY) || X86_VISWS || X86_VMI)
default y

config PCI_MMCONFIG
@@ -986,7 +1015,7 @@ config ISA_DMA_API

config ISA
bool "ISA support"
- depends on !(X86_VOYAGER || X86_VISWS)
+ depends on !(X86_VOYAGER || X86_VISWS || X86_VMI)
help
Find out whether you have ISA slots on your motherboard. ISA is the
name of a bus system, i.e. the way the CPU talks to the other stuff
@@ -1013,7 +1042,7 @@ config EISA
source "drivers/eisa/Kconfig"

config MCA
- bool "MCA support" if !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER)
+ bool "MCA support" if !(X86_VISWS || X86_VOYAGER || X86_VMI)
default y if X86_VOYAGER
help
MicroChannel Architecture is found in some IBM PS/2 machines and
Index: linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu
===================================================================
--- linux-2.6.16-rc5.orig/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu 2006-03-06 11:25:08.000000000 -0800
+++ linux-2.6.16-rc5/arch/i386/Kconfig.cpu 2006-03-06 16:01:41.000000000 -0800
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ choice

config M386
bool "386"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
---help---
This is the processor type of your CPU. This information is used for
optimizing purposes. In order to compile a kernel that can run on
@@ -47,6 +48,7 @@ config M386

config M486
bool "486"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
help
Select this for a 486 series processor, either Intel or one of the
compatible processors from AMD, Cyrix, IBM, or Intel. Includes DX,
@@ -55,6 +57,7 @@ config M486

config M586
bool "586/K5/5x86/6x86/6x86MX"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
help
Select this for an 586 or 686 series processor such as the AMD K5,
the Cyrix 5x86, 6x86 and 6x86MX. This choice does not
@@ -62,12 +65,14 @@ config M586

config M586TSC
bool "Pentium-Classic"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
help
Select this for a Pentium Classic processor with the RDTSC (Read
Time Stamp Counter) instruction for benchmarking.

config M586MMX
bool "Pentium-MMX"
+ depends on !X86_VMI
help
Select this for a Pentium with the MMX graphics/multimedia
extended instructions.
-
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