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Message-ID: <1323336777.2969.73.camel@zakaz.uk.xensource.com>
Date:	Thu, 8 Dec 2011 09:32:57 +0000
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	Bastian Blank <waldi@...ian.org>
CC:	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"konrad.wilk@...cle.com" <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/4] xen: Add xenbusd device driver

On Thu, 2011-12-08 at 09:27 +0000, Bastian Blank wrote:
> On Thu, Dec 08, 2011 at 08:24:46AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > On Wed, 2011-12-07 at 21:13 +0000, Bastian Blank wrote:
> > > +obj-$(CONFIG_XEN_BACKEND) += xenbus_dev_backend.o
> > In principal this could be its own module which does not depend on any
> > of the backend stuff but I think this is fine for now.
> 
> I even think about registering this device from xenstored_local_init in
> xenbus_probe.c. Then it will be available only if the kernel also owns
> the communcation ring.

That sounds like a good idea.

> > "Could not register xenbus backend device" to distinguish from the f.e.
> > failure message, you could also add "frontend" there I suppose. Other
> > than that:
> 
> Yep.
> 
> Will someone mind if I rename this device to xenbus_backend? It's more
> clear.

It's ok by me. You could even use "xenstored"?

Ian.

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