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[PATCH] x86/kconfig: Reflow the SHADOW help message


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  • From: Alejandro Vallejo <alejandro.garciavallejo@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 11:33:38 +0100
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  • Delivery-date: Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:34:03 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

Wasn't following the tab+2 spaces convention throughout the rest of the file.

Not a functional change.

Signed-off-by: Alejandro Vallejo <alejandro.garciavallejo@xxxxxxx>
---
 xen/arch/x86/Kconfig | 21 +++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig b/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig
index 61f58aa829..2ce4747f6e 100644
--- a/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/xen/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -148,20 +148,17 @@ config SHADOW_PAGING
        default !PV_SHIM_EXCLUSIVE
        depends on PV || HVM
        help
+         Shadow paging is a software alternative to hardware paging support
+         (Intel EPT, AMD NPT).
 
-          Shadow paging is a software alternative to hardware paging support
-          (Intel EPT, AMD NPT).
+         It is required for:
+         * Running HVM guests on hardware lacking hardware paging support
+           (First-generation Intel VT-x or AMD SVM).
+         * Live migration of PV guests.
+         * L1TF sidechannel mitigation for PV guests.
 
-          It is required for:
-            * Running HVM guests on hardware lacking hardware paging support
-              (First-generation Intel VT-x or AMD SVM).
-            * Live migration of PV guests.
-            * L1TF sidechannel mitigation for PV guests.
-
-          Under a small number of specific workloads, shadow paging may be
-          deliberately used as a performance optimisation.
-
-          If unsure, say Y.
+         Under a small number of specific workloads, shadow paging may be
+         deliberately used as a performance optimisation.
 
 config PAGING
        def_bool HVM || SHADOW_PAGING

base-commit: 1ee8b11c1106dca6b8fe0d54c0e79146bb6545f0
-- 
2.43.0




 


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