On 5/7/20 10:16 AM, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 07/05/20 16:44, Dave Hansen wrote: >>> You could add a new option (X86_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS) which is >>> def_bool X86_INTEL_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS and avoiding the prompt line. >>> Soo it is selected based on the old option and the user isn't bother. A >>> few cycles later you could remove intel option and add prompt to other. >>> But still little work for… >> That does sound viable, if we decide it's all worth it. >> >> So, for now my preference would be to change the prompt, but leave the >> CONFIG_ naming in place. > > I agree. > > What's in a name? An Intel rose by any other name would smell as sweet. How about X86_MPK? Or I will use already proposed name X86_MEMORY_PROTECTION_KEYS. > Oh wait... :) > > Paolo > >> If we decide that transitioning the config is >> the right thing (I don't feel super strongly either way), let's use >> Sebastian's trick to avoid the Kconfig prompts. >> >
