linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] MAINTAINERS: xen, kvm: track pvclock-abi.h changes

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Message-ID: <588A574B.1090803@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 26 Jan 2017 20:08:43 +0000
From:   Joao Martins <joao.m.martins@...cle.com>
To:     Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>
Cc:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org" <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        kvm list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Radim Krcmar <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 3/3] MAINTAINERS: xen, kvm: track pvclock-abi.h changes

On 01/26/2017 05:25 PM, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 25, 2017 at 9:33 AM, Joao Martins <joao.m.martins@...cle.com> wrote:
>> This file defines an ABI shared between guest and hypervisor(s)
>> (KVM, Xen) and as such there should be an correspondent entry in
>> MAINTAINERS file. Notice that there's already a text notice at the
>> top of the header file, hence this commit simply enforces it more
>> explicitly and have both peers noticed when such changes happen.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Joao Martins <joao.m.martins@...cle.com>
>> ---
>> This was suggested by folks at xen-devel as we missed some of the
>> ABI additions (e.g. flags field in pvti, TSC stable bit) - so this
>> patch is to help preventing that from happening. Alternatively I
>> could instead add a "PVCLOCK ABI" section in this file with the
>> two mailing lists.
> 
> If you do the latter, please add me as an R:.
OK, Thanks.

Since the ABI is used on both hypervisors I'll leave/wait for maintainers to
voice their preference.

Joao