linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio_balloon: drop virtio_balloon_stat

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Message-ID: <87h9sirsjs.fsf@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Wed, 15 Apr 2015 12:45:03 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	linux-api@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio_balloon: drop virtio_balloon_stat_modern

Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com> writes:
> On Tue, 14 Apr 2015 12:01:13 +0200
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
>
>> Looks like we are better off sticking with the misaligned stat struct,
>> to reduce the amount of virtio 1 specific code in balloon.  So let's do
>> it.
>> 
>> Add a detailed comment to reduce the chance people copy this bad example.
>> 
>> This also fixes a bug on BE architectures: tag should use
>> cpu_to_le16, not cpu_to_le32.
>> 
>> Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
>> ---
>> 
>> Just reposting so it's easier to apply.
>> Feel free to squash into previous patch if you think it's
>> neater.
>
> +1 for squashing from me. My A-b would also apply to the squashed patch.

Yes, I already squashed.

TBH, I would have squashed the next patches into one too, that simply
got rid of the virtio_device_is_legacy_only() function and all callers.

Thanks,
Rusty.
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