linux-kernel - Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry

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Date:	Wed, 6 Apr 2016 10:40:08 +0100
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>,
	Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>,
	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
	Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@...rix.com>,
	Matt Fleming <matt@...eblueprint.co.uk>,
	Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
	Charles Arndol <carnold@...e.com>,
	Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@...e.com>, Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>,
	Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@...cle.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, <x86@...nel.org>
CC:	Gary Lin <GLin@...e.com>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
	"Stefano Stabellini" <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	Julien Grall <julien.grall@....com>,
	Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, joeyli <jlee@...e.com>,
	Jeffrey Cheung <JCheung@...e.com>,
	Michael Chang <MChang@...e.com>,
	Vojtěch Pavlík <vojtech@...e.cz>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>
Subject: Re: HVMLite / PVHv2 - using x86 EFI boot entry

On 06/04/16 03:40, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> 
>     * You don't need full EFI emulation

I think needing any EFI emulation inside Xen (which is where it would
need to be for dom0) is not suitable because of the increase in
hypervisor ABI.

I also still do not understand your objection to the current tiny stub.

David