linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 00/17] drivers: hv: kvp

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Date:	Sun, 29 Jul 2012 22:50:56 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"ben@...adent.org.uk" <ben@...adent.org.uk>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 00/17] drivers: hv: kvp



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2012 11:54 AM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> virtualization@...ts.osdl.org; olaf@...fle.de; apw@...onical.com;
> netdev@...r.kernel.org; ben@...adent.org.uk
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 00/17] drivers: hv: kvp
> 
> On Tue, Jul 24, 2012 at 09:01:12AM -0700, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > This patchset expands the KVP (Key Value Pair) functionality to
> > implement the mechanism to GET/SET IP addresses in the guest. This
> > functionality is used in Windows Server 2012 to implement VM
> > replication functionality. The way IP configuration information
> > is managed is distro specific. Based on the feedback I have gotten
> > from Olaf, Greg, Steve, Ben and Mairus, I have chosen to seperate
> > distro specific code from this patch-set. Most of the GET operation
> > can be implemented in a way that is completely distro independent and
> > I have implemented that as such and is included in this patch-set.
> > Some of the attributes that can only be fetched in a distro
> > dependent way as well the mechanism for configuring an interface
> > (the SET operation) that is clearly distro specific is to be
> > implemented via external scripts that will be invoked via the KVP
> > code. We define here the interface to these scripts.
> >
> > Adding support for IP injection resulted in some changes to the
> > protocol between the user level daemon and the kernel driver.
> > These changes have been implemented in way that would retain
> > compatibility with older daemons. I would like to thank Olaf and
> > Greg for pointing out the compatibility issue.
> 
> Due to this being the middle of the merge window, I will not be able to
> look at this until after 3.6-rc1 is out.

Thanks Greg. In the meantime, I have addressed all the comments that both Olaf
and Ben have posted on this patch-set. Since addressing these comments changed
some data structures, I think it will be best if you dropped this patch-set. I will post the 
updated patch-set shortly.

Regards,

K. Y



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