linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 12/12] xen: import arch generic part of xencomm.

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Date:	Mon, 31 Mar 2008 18:49:27 +0900
From:	Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Cc:	chrisw@...s-sol.org, sct@...hat.com,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, xen-ia64-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	eddie.dong@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 12/12] xen: import arch generic part of xencomm.

On Fri, Mar 28, 2008 at 01:09:48PM -0700, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Isaku Yamahata wrote:
> >On xen/ia64 and xen/powerpc hypercall arguments are passed by pseudo
> >physical address (guest physical address) so that it's necessary to
> >convert from virtual address into pseudo physical address. The frame
> >work is called xencomm.
> >Import arch generic part of xencomm.
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>
> >---
> > drivers/xen/Makefile            |    1 +
> > drivers/xen/xencomm.c           |  232 
> > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/xen/interface/xencomm.h |   41 +++++++
> > include/xen/xencomm.h           |   77 +++++++++++++
> >  
> 
> There's no Kconfig for this.
> 
> What ends up using xencomm?  Could we defer adding it until there's an 
> in-tree user?

We are in a dilemma.
ia64/xen needs xencomm so that it needs common xencomm code.
However merging common xencomm code needs the real user i.e. ia64/xen.

Another user of xencomm is powerpc/xen which isn't merged into
upstream. So another choice would be
- put the file into ia64 specific directory and
  merge the file through linux-ia64.
  When another user appears (possibly powerpc/xen),
  move the file into common place (drivers/xen).

We're now struggling for ia64/xen domU merge, so we want to make
ia64/xen domU patch series as small as possible.
Putting the file into drivers/xen is desirable for that.
However either way is ok.
Which way do you want (putting common dir or ia64 specfic dir)?

thanks,
-- 
yamahata
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