linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] allow xenfb initialization for hvm guests

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Message-ID: <20131218151422.GF4934@phenom.dumpdata.com>
Date:	Wed, 18 Dec 2013 10:14:22 -0500
From:	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@...rix.com>, david.vrabel@...rix.com
Cc:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] allow xenfb initialization for hvm guests

On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:51:22AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-12-17 at 17:53 +0000, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > There is no reasons why an HVM guest shouldn't be allowed to use xenfb.
> > As a matter of fact ARM guests, HVM from Linux POV, can use xenfb.
> > Given that no Xen toolstacks configure a xenfb backend for x86 HVM
> > guests, they are not affected.
> 
> and if a toolstack did I think it would be reasonable to expect the
> kernel to at least try and drive it!
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
> 
> Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>

I think David Vrabel is going to Nack it unless there is a test-case.

I am saying that because in his previous statement for Wei's multi-page
patches was that if there are no users (or at least no test-cases) then
it should not be part of the kernel.
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