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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] KVM: arm64: Allow KVM to be disabled from the command line
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On Fri, 1 Oct 2021 18:05:53 +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Although KVM can be compiled out of the kernel, it cannot be disabled
> at runtime. Allow this possibility by introducing a new mode that
> will prevent KVM from initialising.
> 
> This is useful in the (limited) circumstances where you don't want
> KVM to be available (what is wrong with you?), or when you want
> to install another hypervisor instead (good luck with that).

Applied to next, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: arm64: Allow KVM to be disabled from the command line
      commit: b6a68b97af23cc75781bed38221ce73144ac2e39

Cheers,

	M.
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