linux-kernel - Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM][PATCH 0/2] Remove Xen PVH dependency on PCI

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Date:   Wed, 14 Oct 2020 15:31:13 -0400
From:   Jason Andryuk <jandryuk@...il.com>
To:     Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com>
Cc:     Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        xen-devel <xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
        open list <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [SUSPECTED SPAM][PATCH 0/2] Remove Xen PVH dependency on PCI

On Wed, Oct 14, 2020 at 2:04 PM Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@...rix.com> wrote:
>
> On 14/10/2020 18:53, Jason Andryuk wrote:
> > A Xen PVH domain doesn't have a PCI bus or devices,
>
> [*] Yet.

:)

> > so it doesn't need PCI support built in.
>
> Untangling the dependences is a good thing, but eventually we plan to
> put an optional PCI bus back in, e.g. for SRIOV usecases.

Yes, and to be clear this change doesn't preclude including the PCI
code.  I was just looking to remove code from my VMs that aren't using
PCI devices.

Regards,
Jason