linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] xen: initial domain support

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Message-ID: <20101019211448.GA10109@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Oct 2010 14:14:48 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@...citrix.com>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <Jeremy.Fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] xen: initial domain support

On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 12:16:31PM +0100, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> Hi all,
> this series implements the basic support needed to boot Linux as initial
> domain on Xen: the target is not to add full featured dom0 support in
> the kernel but to be able to boot Linux on Xen on native.

Nice, but what real use is this?

I thought people wanted dom0 support, this doesn't seem to give them
that.  Is that still the end-goal here, and this is merely a
stepping-stone to get there?

curious,

greg k-h
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