linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 8/9] x86/rtc: replace paravirt

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Date:	Fri, 19 Feb 2016 15:48:41 +0100
From:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...e.com>
To:	Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
Cc:	"Luis R. Rodriguez" <mcgrof@...nel.org>, bp@...en8.de,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, luto@...capital.net,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, david.vrabel@...rix.com,
	boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 8/9] x86/rtc: replace paravirt_enabled()
 check with subarch check

On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 02:22:12PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 19/02/16 14:08, Luis R. Rodriguez wrote:
> > The current check is a super long winded way of asking if this
> > is on lguest. The flags is used for legacy features, this is
> 
> What about Xen pv-domU? I wouldn't expect those to have PV_SUPPORTED_RTC
> set.

Hrm, I see -- how do we check for that in a standard more clean way?

  Luis