linux-kernel - [PATCH] xen: report hypervisor version

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Date:	Tue, 15 Jul 2008 13:42:34 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
CC:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] xen: report hypervisor version

Various versions of the hypervisor have differences in what ABIs and
features they support.  Print some details into the boot log to help
with remote debugging.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
---
 arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c |    8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

===================================================================
--- a/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/enlighten.c
@@ -168,10 +168,14 @@ void xen_vcpu_restore(void)
 
 static void __init xen_banner(void)
 {
+	unsigned version = HYPERVISOR_xen_version(XENVER_version, NULL);
+	struct xen_extraversion extra;
+	HYPERVISOR_xen_version(XENVER_extraversion, &extra);
+
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Booting paravirtualized kernel on %s\n",
 	       pv_info.name);
-	printk(KERN_INFO "Hypervisor signature: %s%s\n",
-	       xen_start_info->magic,
+	printk(KERN_INFO "Xen version: %d.%d%s%s\n",
+	       version >> 16, version & 0xffff, extra.extraversion,
 	       xen_feature(XENFEAT_mmu_pt_update_preserve_ad) ? " (preserve-AD)" : "");
 }
 



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