2020-02-28 23:28:21

by Ram Muthiah

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Subject: [PATCH RESEND] virtio: virtio_pci_legacy: Remove default y from Kconfig

The legacy pci driver should no longer be default enabled. QEMU has
implemented support for Virtio 1 for virtio-pci since June 2015
on SHA dfb8e184db75.

Signed-off-by: Ram Muthiah <[email protected]>
---
drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 6 ------
1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
index 078615cf2afc..eacd0b90d32b 100644
--- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI

config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
bool "Support for legacy virtio draft 0.9.X and older devices"
- default y
depends on VIRTIO_PCI
---help---
Virtio PCI Card 0.9.X Draft (circa 2014) and older device support.
@@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
If disabled, you get a slightly smaller, non-transitional driver,
with no legacy compatibility.

- So look out into your driveway. Do you have a flying car? If
- so, you can happily disable this option and virtio will not
- break. Otherwise, leave it set. Unless you're testing what
- life will be like in The Future.
-
If unsure, say Y.

config VIRTIO_PMEM
--
2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog


2020-03-01 07:33:34

by Michael S. Tsirkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] virtio: virtio_pci_legacy: Remove default y from Kconfig

On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 03:27:36PM -0800, Ram Muthiah wrote:
> The legacy pci driver should no longer be default enabled. QEMU has
> implemented support for Virtio 1 for virtio-pci since June 2015
> on SHA dfb8e184db75.
>
> Signed-off-by: Ram Muthiah <[email protected]>

I see little reason to do this: y is safer and will boot on more
hypervisors, so people that aren't sure should enable it.

> ---
> drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 6 ------
> 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> index 078615cf2afc..eacd0b90d32b 100644
> --- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> +++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI
>
> config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> bool "Support for legacy virtio draft 0.9.X and older devices"
> - default y
> depends on VIRTIO_PCI
> ---help---
> Virtio PCI Card 0.9.X Draft (circa 2014) and older device support.
> @@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> If disabled, you get a slightly smaller, non-transitional driver,
> with no legacy compatibility.
>
> - So look out into your driveway. Do you have a flying car? If
> - so, you can happily disable this option and virtio will not
> - break. Otherwise, leave it set. Unless you're testing what
> - life will be like in The Future.
> -
> If unsure, say Y.
>
> config VIRTIO_PMEM
> --
> 2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog

2020-03-11 22:46:01

by Ram Muthiah

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] virtio: virtio_pci_legacy: Remove default y from Kconfig

On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 11:32 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 03:27:36PM -0800, Ram Muthiah wrote:
> > The legacy pci driver should no longer be default enabled. QEMU has
> > implemented support for Virtio 1 for virtio-pci since June 2015
> > on SHA dfb8e184db75.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Ram Muthiah <[email protected]>
>
> I see little reason to do this: y is safer and will boot on more
> hypervisors, so people that aren't sure should enable it.
>

In that case, would it be reasonable to fold VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
into VIRTIO_PCI?

The result would boot more hypervisors as well and remove the
CONFIG in the process.

> > ---
> > drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 6 ------
> > 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > index 078615cf2afc..eacd0b90d32b 100644
> > --- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > +++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI
> >
> > config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> > bool "Support for legacy virtio draft 0.9.X and older devices"
> > - default y
> > depends on VIRTIO_PCI
> > ---help---
> > Virtio PCI Card 0.9.X Draft (circa 2014) and older device support.
> > @@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> > If disabled, you get a slightly smaller, non-transitional driver,
> > with no legacy compatibility.
> >
> > - So look out into your driveway. Do you have a flying car? If
> > - so, you can happily disable this option and virtio will not
> > - break. Otherwise, leave it set. Unless you're testing what
> > - life will be like in The Future.
> > -
> > If unsure, say Y.
> >
> > config VIRTIO_PMEM
> > --
> > 2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog
>

2020-03-11 23:03:19

by Michael S. Tsirkin

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Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND] virtio: virtio_pci_legacy: Remove default y from Kconfig

On Wed, Mar 11, 2020 at 03:44:14PM -0700, Ram Muthiah wrote:
> On Sat, Feb 29, 2020 at 11:32 PM Michael S. Tsirkin <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 28, 2020 at 03:27:36PM -0800, Ram Muthiah wrote:
> > > The legacy pci driver should no longer be default enabled. QEMU has
> > > implemented support for Virtio 1 for virtio-pci since June 2015
> > > on SHA dfb8e184db75.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Ram Muthiah <[email protected]>
> >
> > I see little reason to do this: y is safer and will boot on more
> > hypervisors, so people that aren't sure should enable it.
> >
>
> In that case, would it be reasonable to fold VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> into VIRTIO_PCI?
>
> The result would boot more hypervisors as well and remove the
> CONFIG in the process.

This might break configurations relying on the flying car joke to be
there.


> > > ---
> > > drivers/virtio/Kconfig | 6 ------
> > > 1 file changed, 6 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > > index 078615cf2afc..eacd0b90d32b 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > > +++ b/drivers/virtio/Kconfig
> > > @@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI
> > >
> > > config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> > > bool "Support for legacy virtio draft 0.9.X and older devices"
> > > - default y
> > > depends on VIRTIO_PCI
> > > ---help---
> > > Virtio PCI Card 0.9.X Draft (circa 2014) and older device support.
> > > @@ -36,11 +35,6 @@ config VIRTIO_PCI_LEGACY
> > > If disabled, you get a slightly smaller, non-transitional driver,
> > > with no legacy compatibility.
> > >
> > > - So look out into your driveway. Do you have a flying car? If
> > > - so, you can happily disable this option and virtio will not
> > > - break. Otherwise, leave it set. Unless you're testing what
> > > - life will be like in The Future.
> > > -
> > > If unsure, say Y.
> > >
> > > config VIRTIO_PMEM
> > > --
> > > 2.25.0.265.gbab2e86ba0-goog
> >