linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 6/7] xen/pvh: Add memory map pointer to hvm_start

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Message-ID: <f970ce90-e47a-b106-ee36-ace5e364f44b@suse.com>
Date:   Tue, 17 Apr 2018 08:30:35 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com
Cc:     JBeulich@...e.com, roger.pau@...rix.com,
        boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 6/7] xen/pvh: Add memory map pointer to hvm_start_info
 struct

On 17/04/18 01:13, Maran Wilson wrote:
> The start info structure that is defined as part of the x86/HVM direct boot
> ABI and used for starting Xen PVH guests would be more versatile if it also
> included a way to pass information about the memory map to the guest. This
> would allow KVM guests to share the same entry point.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>

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


Juergen