linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 01/21] x86/xen: separate PV and HVM hypervisors

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Date:   Wed, 15 Mar 2017 10:39:53 +0100
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org
Cc:     x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Andrew Jones <drjones@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 01/21] x86/xen: separate PV and HVM hypervisors

On 14/03/17 18:35, Vitaly Kuznetsov wrote:
> As a preparation to splitting the code we need to untangle it:
> 
> x86_hyper_xen -> x86_hyper_xen_hvm and x86_hyper_xen_pv
> xen_platform() -> xen_platform_hvm() and xen_platform_pv()
> xen_cpu_up_prepare() -> xen_cpu_up_prepare_pv() and xen_cpu_up_prepare_hvm()
> xen_cpu_dead() -> xen_cpu_dead_pv() and xen_cpu_dead_pv_hvm()
> 
> Add two parameters to xen_cpuhp_setup() to pass proper cpu_up_prepare and
> cpu_dead hooks. xen_set_cpu_features() is now PV-only so the redundant
> xen_pv_domain() check can be dropped.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vitaly Kuznetsov <vkuznets@...hat.com>
> ---
> Changes since v2:
>    .pin_vcpu kept for x86_hyper_xen_hvm to support PVH Dom0 in future
>    [Juergen Gross]
> ---

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>


Juergen