linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [xen vMCE RFC V0.2] xen vMCE design

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Date:	Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:58:33 +0100
From:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>
To:	Jan Beulich <JBeulich@...e.com>
CC:	Jinsong Liu <jinsong.liu@...el.com>,
	Will Auld <will.auld@...el.com>,
	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	"Keir (Xen.org)" <keir@....org>, Ashok Raj <ashok.raj@...el.com>,
	Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@...el.com>,
	Susie Li <susie.li@...el.com>,
	Haitao Shan <haitao.shan@...el.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Donald D Dugger" <donald.d.dugger@...el.com>,
	"xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com>,
	Jun Nakajima <jun.nakajima@...el.com>,
	Xiantao Zhang <xiantao.zhang@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [xen vMCE RFC V0.2] xen vMCE design

On Thu, 2012-06-28 at 10:55 +0100, Jan Beulich wrote:
> >>> On 28.06.12 at 11:40, "Liu, Jinsong" <jinsong.liu@...el.com> wrote:
> > So I would like to push new vMCE as quickly as possible. What's the timeline 
> > of vMCE developing that xen 4.2 could accept?
> 
> Weeks ago, really. See http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2012-06/msg01619.html
> and follow-ups - we'd really only consider getting the save/restore
> interface into forward compatible shape as acceptable.

Yes it really is far to late to considering entire new features at this
stage.

Ian.

> 
> > I wonder if we could make major 
> > components of vMCE done before xen 4.2 timeline, and leave the surrounding 
> > features and the corner cases done later?
> 
> Unfortunately it's likely going to be even less. However, if split
> that way, chances are things could go into e.g. 4.2.1.
> 
> Jan
> 
> 
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