linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] introduce the Xen PV Calls frontend

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Message-ID: <bbff3e92-e71a-f685-bae1-59521e6f2f99@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 Aug 2017 11:07:43 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xen.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, jgross@...e.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] introduce the Xen PV Calls frontend

On 07/31/2017 06:57 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> this series introduces the frontend for the newly introduced PV Calls
> procotol.
>
> PV Calls is a paravirtualized protocol that allows the implementation of
> a set of POSIX functions in a different domain. The PV Calls frontend
> sends POSIX function calls to the backend, which implements them and
> returns a value to the frontend and acts on the function call.
>
> For more information about PV Calls, please read:
>
> https://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/pvcalls.html
>
> This patch series only implements the frontend driver. It doesn't
> attempt to redirect POSIX calls to it. The functions exported in
> pvcalls-front.h are meant to be used for that. A separate patch series
> will be sent to use them and hook them into the system.

Stefano,


Should this be reviewed or are you going to send another version?

-boris