linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V10 08/14] x86/xen: Use __pa_symbol instead of _

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Date:	Fri, 13 Dec 2013 11:04:29 +0000
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@...nel.org>
CC:	<xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<george.dunlap@...citrix.com>, <ian.jackson@...citrix.com>,
	<mukesh.rathor@...cle.com>, <tim@....org>, <jbeulich@...e.com>,
	<boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V10 08/14] x86/xen: Use __pa_symbol instead of __pa on
 C visible symbols

On 13/12/13 02:10, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote:
> From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
> 
> This change updates a few of the functions to use __pa_symbol when
> translating C visible symbols instead of __pa.  By using __pa_symbol we are
> able to drop a few extra lines of code as don't have to test to see if the
> virtual pointer is a part of the kernel text or just standard virtual memory.

Why is this part of the PVH series?

David
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