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diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index e93ccb9b1cc..05b057dca4a 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ config X86_NUMACHIP
config X86_VSMP
bool "ScaleMP vSMP"
- select PARAVIRT_GUEST
+ select HYPERVISOR_GUEST
select PARAVIRT
depends on X86_64 && PCI
depends on X86_EXTENDED_PLATFORM
@@ -594,44 +594,17 @@ config SCHED_OMIT_FRAME_POINTER
If in doubt, say "Y".
-menuconfig PARAVIRT_GUEST
- bool "Paravirtualized guest support"
+menuconfig HYPERVISOR_GUEST
+ bool "Linux guest support"
---help---
- Say Y here to get to see options related to running Linux under
- various hypervisors. This option alone does not add any kernel code.
+ Say Y here to enable options for running Linux under various hyper-
+ visors. This option enables basic hypervisor detection and platform
+ setup.
- If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
+ If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and
+ disabled, and Linux guest support won't be built in.
-if PARAVIRT_GUEST
-
-config PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
- bool "Paravirtual steal time accounting"
- select PARAVIRT
- default n
- ---help---
- Select this option to enable fine granularity task steal time
- accounting. Time spent executing other tasks in parallel with
- the current vCPU is discounted from the vCPU power. To account for
- that, there can be a small performance impact.
-
- If in doubt, say N here.
-
-source "arch/x86/xen/Kconfig"
-
-config KVM_GUEST
- bool "KVM Guest support (including kvmclock)"
- select PARAVIRT
- select PARAVIRT
- select PARAVIRT_CLOCK
- default y if PARAVIRT_GUEST
- ---help---
- This option enables various optimizations for running under the KVM
- hypervisor. It includes a paravirtualized clock, so that instead
- of relying on a PIT (or probably other) emulation by the
- underlying device model, the host provides the guest with
- timing infrastructure such as time of day, and system time
-
-source "arch/x86/lguest/Kconfig"
+if HYPERVISOR_GUEST
config PARAVIRT
bool "Enable paravirtualization code"
@@ -641,6 +614,13 @@ config PARAVIRT
over full virtualization. However, when run without a hypervisor
the kernel is theoretically slower and slightly larger.
+config PARAVIRT_DEBUG
+ bool "paravirt-ops debugging"
+ depends on PARAVIRT && DEBUG_KERNEL
+ ---help---
+ Enable to debug paravirt_ops internals. Specifically, BUG if
+ a paravirt_op is missing when it is called.
+
config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
bool "Paravirtualization layer for spinlocks"
depends on PARAVIRT && SMP
@@ -654,17 +634,38 @@ config PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS
If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
-config PARAVIRT_CLOCK
- bool
+source "arch/x86/xen/Kconfig"
-endif
+config KVM_GUEST
+ bool "KVM Guest support (including kvmclock)"
+ depends on PARAVIRT
+ select PARAVIRT_CLOCK
+ default y
+ ---help---
+ This option enables various optimizations for running under the KVM
+ hypervisor. It includes a paravirtualized clock, so that instead
+ of relying on a PIT (or probably other) emulation by the
+ underlying device model, the host provides the guest with
+ timing infrastructure such as time of day, and system time
-config PARAVIRT_DEBUG
- bool "paravirt-ops debugging"
- depends on PARAVIRT && DEBUG_KERNEL
+source "arch/x86/lguest/Kconfig"
+
+config PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
+ bool "Paravirtual steal time accounting"
+ depends on PARAVIRT
+ default n
---help---
- Enable to debug paravirt_ops internals. Specifically, BUG if
- a paravirt_op is missing when it is called.
+ Select this option to enable fine granularity task steal time
+ accounting. Time spent executing other tasks in parallel with
+ the current vCPU is discounted from the vCPU power. To account for
+ that, there can be a small performance impact.
+
+ If in doubt, say N here.
+
+config PARAVIRT_CLOCK
+ bool
+
+endif #HYPERVISOR_GUEST
config NO_BOOTMEM
def_bool y