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Re: [PATCH v2] INSTALL: remove unsupported XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT from documentation
- To: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
- From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 08:29:58 +0100
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- Cc: dmukhin@xxxxxxx, andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx, anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx, julien@xxxxxxx, michal.orzel@xxxxxxx, roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx, dmukhin@xxxxxxxx, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Delivery-date: Mon, 19 Jan 2026 07:30:21 +0000
- List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>
On 16.01.2026 21:47, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2026, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> On 16.01.2026 04:08, dmukhin@xxxxxxx wrote:
>>> --- a/INSTALL
>>> +++ b/INSTALL
>>> @@ -33,11 +33,11 @@ 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.
>>
>> I fear this earlier paragraph needs editing as well, which will then
>> make more clear that ...
>>
>>> -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).
>>
>> ... this may not be quite adequate.
>>
>
> I am not sure how you would like to change the earlier paragraph or this
> paragraph. I gave it a try and removed both paragraphs, replacing it
> with this:
>
> """
> 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, 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.
> """
>
> What do you think?
This would be fine with me.
Jan
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