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SubjectRe: [PATCH] Move KVM, paravirt, lguest, VMI and Xen under arch-level Virtualization option
Rusty Russell wrote:
>> Otherwise we end up with $NARCH copies of that Kconfig, each slightly
>> different. The top-level entry can be made to depend on the archs that
>> actually have some virt capability, so as not to show empty an menu.
>>
>
> I dislike the duplication, too, but
>
> 1) it's a CPU capability, and that's where it belongs in the menu.
> 2) And as you can see from the difference between the x86_64 and i386
> help text, there are real platform differences (and not mentioning
> what's under the menu would be kinda cheating).
> 3) Virtualization doesn't even make sense as an option for some
> platforms where it's always on.
>

I'm rather indifferent on the matter, but I think a virtualization menu
under UML would be very confusing.

Zach
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