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* [uml-devel] Re: Re: compile problem with uml-patch-2.4.22-4
@ 2003-09-18 20:37 Ross Combs
       [not found] ` <20030919095020.294F93BCE4@home.petschge.de>
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From: Ross Combs @ 2003-09-18 20:37 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: User-mode-linux-devel

Patrick,

Thanks.  I really was planning on working on those this weekend.
I have made a few comments below.


> +Separate Kernel Address Space support
> +CONFIG_MODE_SKAS
> +  This option controls whether skas (separate kernel address space)
> +  support is compiled in.  If you have applied the skas patch to the
> +  host, then you certainly want to say Y here (and consider saying N
> +  to CONFIG_MODE_TT).  Otherwise, it is safe to say Y.  Disabling this
> +  option will shrink the UML binary slightly.

It might be good to mention that the host needs /proc/mm support.


> +2G/2G host address space split
> +CONFIG_HOST_2G_2G
> +  Most Linux machines are configured so that the kernel occupies the
> +  upper 1G of the 4G address space and processes use the lower 3G.
> +  However, some machine are configured with a 2G/2G split, with the
> +  kernel occupying the upper 2G and processes using the lower 2G.
> +
> +  To allow UML to run on a host you have to say Y here. N should be
> +  a save choice most of the time.

s/to run on a/to run on such a/
s/a save choice/a safe choice/


> +Support for high memory
> +CONFIG_HIGHMEM
> +  Currently broken, so N is the save answer.

s/save/safe/


> +Support for /proc/mm
> +CONFIG_PROC_MM
> +  If you don't know what this does just say Y.

How about this?:
 Enables address space separation through /proc/mm.  A host
 kernel needs to have this enabled in order for UML to run in
 skas mode.  UML kernels do not need to have this option unless
 they will host sub-UMLs.

 If you don't know what this does just say Y.


> +Support for software watchdog inside UML
> +CONFIG_UML_WATCHDOG
> +  It's save to say N here.

Could we borrow one of the descriptions from the main kernel watchdog
drivers?


-Ross


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2003-09-18 20:37 [uml-devel] Re: Re: compile problem with uml-patch-2.4.22-4 Ross Combs
     [not found] ` <20030919095020.294F93BCE4@home.petschge.de>
2003-09-20  8:03   ` Henrik Nordstrom
2003-09-20 17:35   ` [uml-devel] " Patrick "Petschge" Kilian
2003-09-22  9:49     ` [uml-devel] skas & /proc/mm in the host kernel, yet /proc/mm 'not found' Rod Moffitt
2003-09-23 20:16       ` Jeff Dike
2003-09-24  3:35         ` Rod Moffitt
2003-09-24 16:19           ` Jeff Dike
2003-09-24 16:47             ` Rod Moffitt
2003-10-06 21:22               ` Jeff Dike
2003-11-10  1:55               ` Jeff Dike
2003-09-28 15:45             ` Nix
2003-10-06 21:25               ` Jeff Dike
2003-10-08 14:00                 ` Nix
2003-11-10  2:39               ` Jeff Dike
2003-11-10  7:33                 ` Nix
2003-11-11 20:13                   ` Jeff Dike
2003-11-11 20:20                     ` Nix
2003-09-23 20:19     ` [uml-devel] Re: compile problem with uml-patch-2.4.22-4 Jeff Dike

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