linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 22/25] xen: xen-netfront: use skb.cb for storing private data

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Message-ID: <20070427223742.GA2742@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date:	Sat, 28 Apr 2007 08:37:42 +1000
From:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Christian Limpach <Christian.Limpach@...cam.ac.uk>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 22/25] xen: xen-netfront: use skb.cb for storing private data

On Fri, Apr 27, 2007 at 03:19:50PM -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> 
> OK, I've been sitting on this in the hope that I'll suddenly see the
> light and work out what you're talking about - but apparently that's not
> going to happen.  So, some questions:
> 
>    1. Does this patch change the dom0 <-> domU interface?  or does it
>       fix something that's currently broken?

No it doesn't change the interface at all.

>    2. Can just apply the netfront part to the pv_ops kernel, or does it
>       require the corresponding dom0 patch to be applied as well?

They can be applied separately so you don't need the dom0 part for your
tree.

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