linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 7/7] xen: Enable event channel of PV extension of HVM

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Date:	Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:34:51 +0800
From:	Sheng Yang <sheng@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
Cc:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...citrix.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <Jeremy.Fitzhardinge@...rix.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	"xen-devel" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@...citrix.com>,
	Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@...citrix.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <kliw@...nok.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 7/7] xen: Enable event channel of PV extension of HVM

On Wednesday 10 March 2010 23:29:30 Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Wed, 10 Mar 2010, Sheng Yang wrote:
> > I think we can leave the controversial thing later. At least, we want a
> > framework for PV extension of HVM. We can work together to determine what
> > is the better way for evtchn, as well as porting pirqs. (And the later
> > MSI work may also depends on it)
> 
> Most of my patch series can be upstreamed right now, the only thing that
> needs some extra work is the pirq remapping.
> So yes, we can upstream the rest and that would also make PV on HVM work
> on linux upstream ASAP.
> I think that is a worthy goal by itself, therefore I am going to send
> another reduced patch series, ready to be upstreamed, without pirq
> remappings, with support for PV on HVM.
> 
I think my first 6 patches can be used without modification. And I've already 
spent lots of efforts on them with Jeremy.

We can work on evtchn and platform pci later.

Thanks.

-- 
regards
Yang, Sheng
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