On 07/12/18 07:02, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 06/12/2018 23:11, Paolo Bonzini wrote: >> On 06/12/18 07:04, Maran Wilson wrote: >>> +config PVH >>> + bool "Support for running PVH guests" >>> + ---help--- >>> + This option enables the PVH entry point for guest virtual machines >>> + as specified in the x86/HVM direct boot ABI. >>> + >> >> IIUC this breaks "normal" bzImage boot, so we should have something like >> >> The resulting kernel will not boot with most x86 boot loaders >> such as GRUB or SYSLINUX. Unless you plan to start the kernel >> using QEMU or Xen, you probably want to say N here. > > The resulting kernel should be able to be booted either in PVH mode > via the PVH entry point or the "normal" way via the still existing > old entry point(s). > > It is an _additional_ way to boot the kernel, not an exclusive > alternative. Yup, understood now. Different binaries but one build. Paolo
