linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH v4 4/7] xen/pvh: Move Xen specific PVH VM initialization out of common code

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Message-ID: <20180228211053.GM11576@char.us.oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 28 Feb 2018 16:10:53 -0500
From:   Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>
To:     Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>
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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH v4 4/7] xen/pvh: Move Xen specific PVH VM
 initialization out of common code

On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 10:28:00AM -0800, Maran Wilson wrote:
> We need to refactor PVH entry code so that support for other hypervisors
> like Qemu/KVM can be added more easily.
> 
> This patch moves the small block of code used for initializing Xen PVH
> virtual machines into the Xen specific file. This initialization is not
> going to be needed for Qemu/KVM guests. Moving it out of the common file
> is going to allow us to compile kernels in the future without CONFIG_XEN
> that are still capable of being booted as a Qemu/KVM guest via the PVH
> entry point.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>
Reviewed-by: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>

Thank you!