From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=mail.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1-new.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.43) id 1GVayz-0006ZJ-T9 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:42:21 -0700 Received: from smtp007.mail.ukl.yahoo.com ([217.12.11.96]) by mail.sourceforge.net with smtp (Exim 4.44) id 1GVayz-0000PL-Aw for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:42:21 -0700 From: "Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso" Date: Thu, 05 Oct 2006 23:39:16 +0200 Message-Id: <20061005213916.17268.53832.stgit@memento.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <20061005213212.17268.7409.stgit@memento.home.lan> References: <20061005213212.17268.7409.stgit@memento.home.lan> Subject: [uml-devel] [PATCH 13/14] uml: deprecate CONFIG_MODE_TT List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-bounces@lists.sourceforge.net To: Andrew Morton Cc: Jeff Dike , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net From: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso Deprecate TT mode in Kconfig so that users won't select it, update the MODE_SKAS description (it was largely obsolete and misleadin) and btw describe advantages for high memory usage with CONFIG_STATIC_LINK. Signed-off-by: Paolo 'Blaisorblade' Giarrusso --- arch/um/Kconfig | 22 +++++++++++++++------- 1 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/um/Kconfig b/arch/um/Kconfig index 450547a..78fb619 100644 --- a/arch/um/Kconfig +++ b/arch/um/Kconfig @@ -50,13 +50,15 @@ config IRQ_RELEASE_METHOD menu "UML-specific options" config MODE_TT - bool "Tracing thread support" + bool "Tracing thread support (DEPRECATED)" default n help This option controls whether tracing thread support is compiled - into UML. This option is largely obsolete, given that skas0 provides + into UML. This option is largely obsolete, given that skas0 provides skas security and performance without needing to patch the host. - It is safe to say 'N' here. + It is safe to say 'N' here; saying 'Y' may cause additional problems + with the resulting binary even if you run UML in SKAS mode, and running + in TT mode is strongly *NOT RECOMMENDED*. config STATIC_LINK bool "Force a static link" @@ -69,6 +71,9 @@ config STATIC_LINK for use in a chroot jail. So, if you intend to run UML inside a chroot, and you disable CONFIG_MODE_TT, you probably want to say Y here. + Additionally, this option enables using higher memory spaces (up to + 2.75G) for UML - disabling CONFIG_MODE_TT and enabling this option leads + to best results for this. config KERNEL_HALF_GIGS int "Kernel address space size (in .5G units)" @@ -85,10 +90,13 @@ config MODE_SKAS default y help 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. + support is compiled in. + Unless you have specific needs to use TT mode (which applies almost only + to developers), you should say Y here. + SKAS mode will make use of the SKAS3 patch if it is applied on the host + (and your UML will run in SKAS3 mode), but if no SKAS patch is applied + on the host it will run in SKAS0 mode, which is anyway faster than TT + mode. source "arch/um/Kconfig.arch" source "mm/Kconfig" Chiacchiera con i tuoi amici in tempo reale! http://it.yahoo.com/mail_it/foot/*http://it.messenger.yahoo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys -- and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel