linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 2/7] xen/pvh: Move PVH entry code out of Xen specific tree

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Date:   Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:24:19 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com
Cc:     tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
        boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, mchehab@...nel.org,
        linus.walleij@...aro.org, rdunlap@...radead.org,
        roger.pau@...rix.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 2/7] xen/pvh: Move PVH entry code out of Xen specific
 tree

On 17/04/18 01:11, Maran Wilson wrote:
> Once hypervisors other than Xen start using the PVH entry point for
> starting VMs, we would like the option of being able to compile PVH entry
> capable kernels without enabling CONFIG_XEN and all the code that comes
> along with that. To allow that, we are moving the PVH code out of Xen and
> into files sitting at a higher level in the tree.
> 
> This patch is not introducing any code or functional changes, just moving
> files from one location to another.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>
> Reviewed-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>


Juergen