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intel_txt: Add more explicit dependencies for CONFIG_INTEL_TXT

PATCH RESEND New Shane Wang 1 participant 1 message Jan 25, 2011

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PATCH RESEND 1/1 intel_txt: Add more explicit dependencies for CONFIG_INTEL_TXT

This patch is to follow the recommended way in kconfig-language.txt to use HAVE_INTEL_TXT, so to add more explicit dependencies for CONFIG_INTEL_TXT.

---
 Documentation/intel_txt.txt |    4 +++-
 arch/x86/Kconfig            |    5 +----
 security/Kconfig            |    5 ++++-
 3 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
Documentation/intel_txt.txt +3 -1
diff -r 95e0d1104426 Documentation/intel_txt.txt
@@ -196,7 +196,9 @@
 depends on the generic x86 support (to allow maximum flexibility in
 kernel build options), since the tboot code will detect whether the
 platform actually supports Intel TXT and thus whether any of the
-kernel code is executed.
+kernel code is executed. The kernel option for enabling Intel TXT
+support will only appear if its dependencies are also enabled.
+These are CONFIG_DMAR and CONFIG_ACPI.
 
 The Q35_SINIT_17.BIN file is what Intel TXT refers to as an
 Authenticated Code Module.  It is specific to the chipset in the
arch/x86/Kconfig +1 -4
diff -r 95e0d1104426 arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@
 	select HAVE_SPARSE_IRQ
 	select GENERIC_IRQ_PROBE
 	select GENERIC_PENDING_IRQ if SMP
+	select HAVE_INTEL_TXT
 
 config INSTRUCTION_DECODER
 	def_bool (KPROBES || PERF_EVENTS)
@@ -199,10 +200,6 @@
 config ARCH_SUPPORTS_DEBUG_PAGEALLOC
 	def_bool y
 
-config HAVE_INTEL_TXT
-	def_bool y
-	depends on EXPERIMENTAL && DMAR && ACPI
-
 config USE_GENERIC_SMP_HELPERS
 	def_bool y
 	depends on SMP
security/Kconfig +4 -1
diff -r 95e0d1104426 security/Kconfig
@@ -103,9 +103,12 @@
 	  implement pathname based access controls.
 	  If you are unsure how to answer this question, answer N.
 
+config HAVE_INTEL_TXT
+	bool
+
 config INTEL_TXT
 	bool "Enable Intel(R) Trusted Execution Technology (Intel(R) TXT)"
-	depends on HAVE_INTEL_TXT
+	depends on HAVE_INTEL_TXT && EXPERIMENTAL && DMAR && ACPI
 	help
 	  This option enables support for booting the kernel with the
 	  Trusted Boot (tboot) module. This will utilize