linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/xen: remove xen_have_vcpu_info

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Message-ID: <154d8fd5-1c31-97b2-8d8e-d50c9ff7a51f@oracle.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Sep 2021 10:09:55 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>, xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org,
        x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     peterz@...radead.org, Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/xen: remove xen_have_vcpu_info_placement flag


On 9/23/21 12:44 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
>
> Hmm, maybe I should have been more explicit saying that the hypercall
> was introduced in Xen 3.4, and only reason of failure is either an
> illegal vcpu, an invalid mapping specification, or a try to reissue the
> hypercall for a vcpu. None of those should ever happen.
>

That last sentence -- famous last words ;-) But yes, sure.


Assuming both patches adjust their commit messages and the typo


Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>