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

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jul 2011 19:23:06 +0100
From:	Keir Fraser <keir.xen@...il.com>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...ell.com>, <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	<keir@....org>
CC:	<olaf@...fle.de>, <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen: update machine_to_phys_order on resume

On 15/07/2011 18:30, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@...ell.com> wrote:

> Actually, one more thought: What's the purpose of this hypercall if
> it is set in stone what values it ought to return? Isn't a guest using
> it (supposed to be) advertising that it can deal with the values being
> variable (and it was just overlooked so far that this doesn't only
> include varying values from boot to boot, but also migration)? Or in
> other words, if we found a need to relocate the M2P table or grow
> its static maximum size, it would be impossible to migrate guests
> from an old to a new hypervisor.

Fair point. There has to be a static fallback set of return values for old
guests.

 -- Keir


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