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Last commit made on 2018-03-14

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Name:: master-next-kvm

Repository:: lp:~kleber-souza/ubuntu/+source/linux/+git/xenial

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f58108b... by Kleber Sacilotto de Souza on 2018-03-14

UBUNTU: [config] updateconfigs for master changes

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1745071

Config changes caused by KPTI patches for upstream update to Linux
4.4.110.

Signed-off-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <email address hidden>

4ac582c... by Julio Montes on 2018-02-27

UBUNTU: kvm: [config] Enable 9P fs

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752147

In Kata Containers the root filesystem of the container is shared
and mounted in the container through 9P

Next configs are needed to support 9P
* CONFIG_9P_FS
* CONFIG_9P_FS_POSIX_ACL
* CONFIG_9P_FS_SECURITY
* CONFIG_NET_9P
* CONFIG_NET_9P_VIRTIO

Signed-off-by: Julio Montes <email address hidden>
Signed-off-by: Samuel Ortiz <email address hidden>
Acked-by: Stefan Bader <email address hidden>
Acked-by: Colin Ian King <email address hidden>
Signed-off-by: Kleber Sacilotto de Souza <email address hidden>

5bf9d3c... by Julio Montes on 2018-02-27

UBUNTU: kvm: [config] Enable DAX

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752147

Kata Containers use DAX to start the virtual machine improving the boot time

Next configs are needed to enable DAX
* CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM
* CONFIG_FS_DAX

01de44d... by Julio Montes on 2018-02-27

UBUNTU: kvm: [config] Add support for DPDK

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752147

Kata Containers use DPDK

Next configs are needed to support DPDK
* CONFIG_UIO
* CONFIG_UIO_PCI_GENERIC
* CONFIG_PROC_PAGE_MONITOR
* CONFIG_HUGETLBFS
* CONFIG_HUGETLB_PAGE

13be7ed... by Julio Montes on 2018-02-27

UBUNTU: kvm: [config] Enable PCI Hotplug

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1752147

In Kata Containers block devices and others are hot-added to the container

Next configs are needed to support this feature:
* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_ACPI
* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI
* CONFIG_PCIEASPM_DEFAULT
* CONFIG_PCIEASPM
* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_PCIE
* CONFIG_PCIEAER
* CONFIG_HOTPLUG_PCI_SHPC

e4ceabc... by Kamal Mostafa on 2017-12-01

UBUNTU: kvm: [config] enable SQUASHFS

BugLink: http://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1736561

linux-kvm needs these config options for best performance and
functionality for common workloads per the Ubuntu Server team.