From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: will.deacon@arm.com (Will Deacon) Date: Fri, 11 Dec 2015 16:31:44 +0000 Subject: [PATCH v12 04/16] arm64: kvm: allows kvm cpu hotplug In-Reply-To: <1449772308.24127.59.camel@infradead.org> References: <23ca498d5e28017549c6076812d60b18e86fa20e.1448403503.git.geoff@infradead.org> <56604A6E.60102@arm.com> <1449772308.24127.59.camel@infradead.org> Message-ID: <20151211163144.GK18828@arm.com> To: linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org List-Id: linux-arm-kernel.lists.infradead.org On Thu, Dec 10, 2015 at 10:31:48AM -0800, Geoff Levand wrote: > On Thu, 2015-12-03 at 13:58 +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote: > > Indeed, this is completely broken (I just reproduced the issue on a > > model). > > There are users out there that want kexec/kdump support. I think we > should remove this patch from the series, replace it with a temporary > Kconfig conditional that allows only one of KVM or kexec to be enabled, > and merge kexec and kdump support in for 4.5. This will satisfy users > who need kexec but not KVM, like kexec based bootloaders. Once this > KVM hot plug patch is fixed we then merge it, either for 4.5 or 4.6, > depending on the timing. > > I'll prepare and post a v13 series that does the above. I'm not really keen on merging this based on a "temporary" Kconfig change with a promise to have it resolved in the future. Given how long this series has been floating around already, I'm not filled with confidence at the prospect of waiting for a fixup patch after it's been merged. Please address the outstanding review comments before reposting. Will