linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 06/18] xen/pvcalls: handle commands from the frontend

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Message-ID: <84c03341-87d8-086d-dc96-5a3a223433ad@suse.com>
Date:   Thu, 6 Jul 2017 09:23:04 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com,
        Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 06/18] xen/pvcalls: handle commands from the frontend

On 05/07/17 23:50, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> When the other end notifies us that there are commands to be read
> (pvcalls_back_event), wake up the backend thread to parse the command.
> 
> The command ring works like most other Xen rings, so use the usual
> ring macros to read and write to it. The functions implementing the
> commands are empty stubs for now.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano@...reto.com>

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


Thanks,

Juergen