Re: [PATCH -tip] x86: move vmware to hypervisor

H. Peter Anvin
2009-03-27T00:13:32Z

Alok Kataria wrote:
>>>>
>>> So, if there are any tangible benefits with doing this I am ok with it,
>>> but your current argument about "Freedom to user" doesn't sound too
>>> compelling.
>> isn't it the other way around? you are adding this in, it should be up to
>> you to show that it
>>
>> A. has no impact
>>
>> B. has a small enough impact that it's not worth the config option
>
> This is what exactly I have mentioned in a mail earlier in this thread.
> http://lkml.org/lkml/2009/3/25/333
>

It sounds to me like the kind of things that gets buried under
CONFIG_EMBEDDED for the people who are absolutely paranoid (sometimes
even for very good reasons) about every additional byte in the kernel.

-hpa