On 11.03.2025 14:41, Sergiy Kibrik wrote: > 11.03.25 14:01, Jan Beulich: >> On 11.03.2025 11:23, Sergiy Kibrik wrote: >>> --- a/xen/common/Kconfig >>> +++ b/xen/common/Kconfig >>> @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ config HAS_VMAP >>> config MEM_ACCESS_ALWAYS_ON >>> bool >>> >>> -config MEM_ACCESS >>> +config VM_EVENT >>> def_bool MEM_ACCESS_ALWAYS_ON >>> prompt "Memory Access and VM events" if !MEM_ACCESS_ALWAYS_ON >>> depends on HVM >> >> I still don't see why we would then stick to MEM_ACCESS_ALWAYS_ON as a name >> for the sibling option. > > as HVM requires mem-access to be enabled
If that was indeed the case, ... > I felt like it should be kept > as is -- to hint that it is mem-access that ties vm_event to hvm. ... I'd agree. It was my understanding though that MEM_ACCESS_ALWAYS_ON only exists because when Arm support was added no-one wanted to take the time to make mem-access properly optional on x86. Jan
