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Dmitry Torokhov 453dc65931 VMware Balloon driver 
This is a standalone version of VMware Balloon driver.  Ballooning is a
technique that allows hypervisor dynamically limit the amount of memory
available to the guest (with guest cooperation).  In the overcommit
scenario, when hypervisor set detects that it needs to shuffle some
memory, it instructs the driver to allocate certain number of pages, and
the underlying memory gets returned to the hypervisor.  Later hypervisor
may return memory to the guest by reattaching memory to the pageframes and
instructing the driver to "deflate" balloon.

We are submitting a standalone driver because KVM maintainer (Avi Kivity)
expressed opinion (rightly) that our transport does not fit well into
virtqueue paradigm and thus it does not make much sense to integrate with
virtio.

There were also some concerns whether current ballooning technique is the
right thing.  If there appears a better framework to achieve this we are
prepared to evaluate and switch to using it, but in the meantime we'd like
to get this driver upstream.

We want to get the driver accepted in distributions so that users do not
have to deal with an out-of-tree module and many distributions have
"upstream first" requirement.

The driver has been shipping for a number of years and users running on
VMware platform will have it installed as part of VMware Tools even if it
will not come from a distribution, thus there should not be additional
risk in pulling the driver into mainline.  The driver will only activate
if host is VMware so everyone else should not be affected at all.

Signed-off-by: Dmitry Torokhov <dtor@vmware.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
2010-04-24 11:31:26 -07:00

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# Misc strange devices
#
menuconfig MISC_DEVICES
bool "Misc devices"
default y
---help---
Say Y here to get to see options for device drivers from various
different categories. This option alone does not add any kernel code.
If you say N, all options in this submenu will be skipped and disabled.
if MISC_DEVICES
config AD525X_DPOT
tristate "Analog Devices AD525x Digital Potentiometers"
depends on I2C && SYSFS
help
If you say yes here, you get support for the Analog Devices
AD5258, AD5259, AD5251, AD5252, AD5253, AD5254 and AD5255
digital potentiometer chips.
See Documentation/misc-devices/ad525x_dpot.txt for the
userspace interface.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be called ad525x_dpot.
config ATMEL_PWM
tristate "Atmel AT32/AT91 PWM support"
depends on AVR32 || ARCH_AT91SAM9263 || ARCH_AT91SAM9RL || ARCH_AT91CAP9
help
This option enables device driver support for the PWM channels
on certain Atmel processors. Pulse Width Modulation is used for
purposes including software controlled power-efficient backlights
on LCD displays, motor control, and waveform generation.
config ATMEL_TCLIB
bool "Atmel AT32/AT91 Timer/Counter Library"
depends on (AVR32 || ARCH_AT91)
help
Select this if you want a library to allocate the Timer/Counter
blocks found on many Atmel processors. This facilitates using
these blocks by different drivers despite processor differences.
config ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC
bool "TC Block Clocksource"
depends on ATMEL_TCLIB && GENERIC_TIME
default y
help
Select this to get a high precision clocksource based on a
TC block with a 5+ MHz base clock rate. Two timer channels
are combined to make a single 32-bit timer.
When GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS is defined, the third timer channel
may be used as a clock event device supporting oneshot mode
(delays of up to two seconds) based on the 32 KiHz clock.
config ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC_BLOCK
int
depends on ATMEL_TCB_CLKSRC
prompt "TC Block" if ARCH_AT91RM9200 || ARCH_AT91SAM9260 || CPU_AT32AP700X
default 0
range 0 1
help
Some chips provide more than one TC block, so you have the
choice of which one to use for the clock framework. The other
TC can be used for other purposes, such as PWM generation and
interval timing.
config IBM_ASM
tristate "Device driver for IBM RSA service processor"
depends on X86 && PCI && INPUT && EXPERIMENTAL
---help---
This option enables device driver support for in-band access to the
IBM RSA (Condor) service processor in eServer xSeries systems.
The ibmasm device driver allows user space application to access
ASM (Advanced Systems Management) functions on the service
processor. The driver is meant to be used in conjunction with
a user space API.
The ibmasm driver also enables the OS to use the UART on the
service processor board as a regular serial port. To make use of
this feature serial driver support (CONFIG_SERIAL_8250) must be
enabled.
WARNING: This software may not be supported or function
correctly on your IBM server. Please consult the IBM ServerProven
website <http://www.pc.ibm.com/ww/eserver/xseries/serverproven> for
information on the specific driver level and support statement
for your IBM server.
config PHANTOM
tristate "Sensable PHANToM (PCI)"
depends on PCI
help
Say Y here if you want to build a driver for Sensable PHANToM device.
This driver is only for PCI PHANToMs.
If you choose to build module, its name will be phantom. If unsure,
say N here.
config SGI_IOC4
tristate "SGI IOC4 Base IO support"
depends on PCI
---help---
This option enables basic support for the IOC4 chip on certain
SGI IO controller cards (IO9, IO10, and PCI-RT). This option
does not enable any specific functions on such a card, but provides
necessary infrastructure for other drivers to utilize.
If you have an SGI Altix with an IOC4-based card say Y.
Otherwise say N.
config TIFM_CORE
tristate "TI Flash Media interface support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on EXPERIMENTAL && PCI
help
If you want support for Texas Instruments(R) Flash Media adapters
you should select this option and then also choose an appropriate
host adapter, such as 'TI Flash Media PCI74xx/PCI76xx host adapter
support', if you have a TI PCI74xx compatible card reader, for
example.
You will also have to select some flash card format drivers. MMC/SD
cards are supported via 'MMC/SD Card support: TI Flash Media MMC/SD
Interface support (MMC_TIFM_SD)'.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called tifm_core.
config TIFM_7XX1
tristate "TI Flash Media PCI74xx/PCI76xx host adapter support (EXPERIMENTAL)"
depends on PCI && TIFM_CORE && EXPERIMENTAL
default TIFM_CORE
help
This option enables support for Texas Instruments(R) PCI74xx and
PCI76xx families of Flash Media adapters, found in many laptops.
To make actual use of the device, you will have to select some
flash card format drivers, as outlined in the TIFM_CORE Help.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called tifm_7xx1.
config ICS932S401
tristate "Integrated Circuits ICS932S401"
depends on I2C && EXPERIMENTAL
help
If you say yes here you get support for the Integrated Circuits
ICS932S401 clock control chips.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be called ics932s401.
config ATMEL_SSC
tristate "Device driver for Atmel SSC peripheral"
depends on AVR32 || ARCH_AT91
---help---
This option enables device driver support for Atmel Synchronized
Serial Communication peripheral (SSC).
The SSC peripheral supports a wide variety of serial frame based
communications, i.e. I2S, SPI, etc.
If unsure, say N.
config ENCLOSURE_SERVICES
tristate "Enclosure Services"
default n
help
Provides support for intelligent enclosures (bays which
contain storage devices). You also need either a host
driver (SCSI/ATA) which supports enclosures
or a SCSI enclosure device (SES) to use these services.
config SGI_XP
tristate "Support communication between SGI SSIs"
depends on NET
depends on (IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2 || IA64_SGI_UV || X86_UV) && SMP
select IA64_UNCACHED_ALLOCATOR if IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
select GENERIC_ALLOCATOR if IA64_GENERIC || IA64_SGI_SN2
select SGI_GRU if X86_64 && SMP
---help---
An SGI machine can be divided into multiple Single System
Images which act independently of each other and have
hardware based memory protection from the others. Enabling
this feature will allow for direct communication between SSIs
based on a network adapter and DMA messaging.
config CS5535_MFGPT
tristate "CS5535/CS5536 Geode Multi-Function General Purpose Timer (MFGPT) support"
depends on PCI
depends on X86
default n
help
This driver provides access to MFGPT functionality for other
drivers that need timers. MFGPTs are available in the CS5535 and
CS5536 companion chips that are found in AMD Geode and several
other platforms. They have a better resolution and max interval
than the generic PIT, and are suitable for use as high-res timers.
You probably don't want to enable this manually; other drivers that
make use of it should enable it.
config CS5535_MFGPT_DEFAULT_IRQ
int
depends on CS5535_MFGPT
default 7
help
MFGPTs on the CS5535 require an interrupt. The selected IRQ
can be overridden as a module option as well as by driver that
use the cs5535_mfgpt_ API; however, different architectures might
want to use a different IRQ by default. This is here for
architectures to set as necessary.
config CS5535_CLOCK_EVENT_SRC
tristate "CS5535/CS5536 high-res timer (MFGPT) events"
depends on GENERIC_TIME && GENERIC_CLOCKEVENTS && CS5535_MFGPT
help
This driver provides a clock event source based on the MFGPT
timer(s) in the CS5535 and CS5536 companion chips.
MFGPTs have a better resolution and max interval than the
generic PIT, and are suitable for use as high-res timers.
config HP_ILO
tristate "Channel interface driver for HP iLO/iLO2 processor"
depends on PCI
default n
help
The channel interface driver allows applications to communicate
with iLO/iLO2 management processors present on HP ProLiant
servers. Upon loading, the driver creates /dev/hpilo/dXccbN files,
which can be used to gather data from the management processor,
via read and write system calls.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called hpilo.
config SGI_GRU
tristate "SGI GRU driver"
depends on X86_UV && SMP
default n
select MMU_NOTIFIER
---help---
The GRU is a hardware resource located in the system chipset. The GRU
contains memory that can be mmapped into the user address space. This memory is
used to communicate with the GRU to perform functions such as load/store,
scatter/gather, bcopy, AMOs, etc. The GRU is directly accessed by user
instructions using user virtual addresses. GRU instructions (ex., bcopy) use
user virtual addresses for operands.
If you are not running on a SGI UV system, say N.
config SGI_GRU_DEBUG
bool "SGI GRU driver debug"
depends on SGI_GRU
default n
---help---
This option enables addition debugging code for the SGI GRU driver. If
you are unsure, say N.
config ISL29003
tristate "Intersil ISL29003 ambient light sensor"
depends on I2C && SYSFS
help
If you say yes here you get support for the Intersil ISL29003
ambient light sensor.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be called isl29003.
config SENSORS_TSL2550
tristate "Taos TSL2550 ambient light sensor"
depends on I2C && SYSFS
help
If you say yes here you get support for the Taos TSL2550
ambient light sensor.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be called tsl2550.
config EP93XX_PWM
tristate "EP93xx PWM support"
depends on ARCH_EP93XX
help
This option enables device driver support for the PWM channels
on the Cirrus EP93xx processors. The EP9307 chip only has one
PWM channel all the others have two, the second channel is an
alternate function of the EGPIO14 pin. A sysfs interface is
provided to control the PWM channels.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the module will
be called ep93xx_pwm.
config DS1682
tristate "Dallas DS1682 Total Elapsed Time Recorder with Alarm"
depends on I2C && EXPERIMENTAL
help
If you say yes here you get support for Dallas Semiconductor
DS1682 Total Elapsed Time Recorder.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be called ds1682.
config TI_DAC7512
tristate "Texas Instruments DAC7512"
depends on SPI && SYSFS
help
If you say yes here you get support for the Texas Instruments
DAC7512 16-bit digital-to-analog converter.
This driver can also be built as a module. If so, the module
will be calles ti_dac7512.
config VMWARE_BALLOON
tristate "VMware Balloon Driver"
depends on X86
help
This is VMware physical memory management driver which acts
like a "balloon" that can be inflated to reclaim physical pages
by reserving them in the guest and invalidating them in the
monitor, freeing up the underlying machine pages so they can
be allocated to other guests. The balloon can also be deflated
to allow the guest to use more physical memory.
If unsure, say N.
To compile this driver as a module, choose M here: the
module will be called vmware_balloon.
source "drivers/misc/c2port/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/eeprom/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/cb710/Kconfig"
source "drivers/misc/iwmc3200top/Kconfig"
endif # MISC_DEVICES
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