INSTALL: remove unsupported XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT from documentation

Remove XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT explanation and also correct information in
the entire "Xen Hypervisor" section.

Link: 37339ba9ef ("automation: Remove XEN_CONFIG_EXPERT leftovers")
Suggested-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Denis Mukhin <dmukhin@ford.com>
Acked-by: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
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Xen itself is configured via a `kconfig' system borrowed from Linux. Xen itself is configured via a `kconfig' system borrowed from Linux.
See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.4/kbuild/. See https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/v5.4/kbuild/.
Note that unlike with Linux, and contrary to that document, you cannot Only a subset of options is supported or security-supported by Xen
look at Kconfig files, or the default or generated config files etc., Project. You can explore all available options, including unsupported
to find available configuration options. This is because it is only ones and those recommended only for expert users, e.g. by using `make
supported (and security supported) by the Xen Project, to change a menuconfig` and enabling `CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED` and/or `CONFIG_EXPERT`.
small subset of the options. Attempts to change other options will be However, enabling these options is not supported, and configurations
silently overridden. The only way to find which configuration options resulting from them do not receive security support.
are available is to run `make menuconfig' or the like.
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.
Options recognized by configure Options recognized by configure
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