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