Re: [PATCH 11/15] KVM: x86: Add CONFIG_KVM_IOAPIC to allow disabling in-kernel I/O APIC

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On Thu, 2025-05-29 at 23:55 +1200, Kai Huang wrote:
> On Mon, 2025-05-19 at 16:28 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> > Add a Kconfig to allowing building KVM without support for emulating an
> 		   ^
> 		   allow
> 
> > I/O APIC, PIC, and PIT, which is desirable for deployments that effectively
> > don't support a fully in-kernel IRQ chip, i.e. never expect any VMM to
> > create an in-kernel I/O APIC.  
> > 
> 
> Do you happen to know what developments don't support a full in-kernel IRQ chip?
> 
> Do they only support userspace IRQ chip, or not support any IRQ chip at all?

Forgot to ask:

Since this new Kconfig option is not only for IOAPIC but also includes PIC and
PIT, is CONFIG_KVM_IRQCHIP a better name?




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