From: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin@ford.com> Amends: 37339ba9ef46 ("automation: Remove XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT leftovers") Signed-off-by: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin@ford.com> --- Changes since v1: - rephrased a note about EXPERT features - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/20260108141641.506534-2-dmukhin@ford.com/ --- INSTALL | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index XXXXXXX..XXXXXXX 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -XXX,XX +XXX,XX @@ small subset of the options. Attempts to change other options will be silently overridden. The only way to find which configuration options are available is to run `make menuconfig' or the like. -You can counter-override this behaviour by setting XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT=y -in your environment. However, doing this is not supported and the -resulting configurations do not receive security support. If you set -this variable there is nothing stopping you setting dangerously -experimental combinations of features - not even any warnings. +This behavior can be overridden by enabling "Configure EXPERT features" +in Kconfig (CONFIG_EXPERT). However, resulting configurations do not +receive security support. In addition, CONFIG_EXPERT permits the +selection of experimental and potentially unsafe feature combinations +without generating configuration warnings. Options recognized by configure =============================== -- 2.52.0 From: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin@ford.com> Remove XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT explanation and also correct information in the entire "Xen Hypervisor" section. Amends: 37339ba9ef46 ("automation: Remove XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT leftovers") Suggested-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin@ford.com> --- Changes since v3: - text correction suggested by Jan - Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/xen-devel/20260120071654.640873-3-dmukhin@ford.com/ --- INSTALL | 19 ++++++------------- 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index XXXXXXX..XXXXXXX 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -XXX,XX +XXX,XX @@ Xen Hypervisor Xen itself is configured via a `kconfig' system borrowed from Linux. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.4/kbuild/. -Note that unlike with Linux, and contrary to that document, you cannot -look at Kconfig files, or the default or generated config files etc., -to find available configuration options. This is because it is only -supported (and security supported) by the Xen Project, to change a -small subset of the options. Attempts to change other options will be -silently overridden. The only way to find which configuration options -are available is to run `make menuconfig' or the like. - -You can counter-override this behaviour by setting XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT=y -in your environment. However, doing this is not supported and the -resulting configurations do not receive security support. If you set -this variable there is nothing stopping you setting dangerously -experimental combinations of features - not even any warnings. +Only a subset of options is supported or security-supported by Xen +Project. You can explore all available options, including unsupported +ones and those recommended only for expert users, e.g. by using `make +menuconfig` and enabling `CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED` and/or `CONFIG_EXPERT`. +However, enabling these options is not supported, and configurations +resulting from them do not receive security support. Options recognized by configure =============================== -- 2.52.0