linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: update machine_to_phys

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Message-ID: <20110714102628.GA9157@aepfle.de>
Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2011 12:26:28 +0200
From:	Olaf Hering <olaf@...fle.de>
To:	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...ell.com>
Cc:	Ian.Campbell@...rix.com, konrad.wilk@...cle.com, keir@....org,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: update machine_to_phys_order on resume

On Wed, Jul 13, Jan Beulich wrote:

> >>> Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com> 07/13/11 11:12 AM >>>
> >It's not so much an objection to this patch but this issue seems to have
> >been caused by Xen cset 20892:d311d1efc25e which looks to me like a
> >subtle ABI breakage for guests. Perhaps we should introduce a feature
> >flag to indicate that a guest can cope with the m2p changing size over
> >migration like this?
> 
> Indeed - migration was completely beyond my consideration when
> submitting this. A feature flag seems the right way to go to me.

I will prepare a patch for a new feature flag.

Olaf
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