[PATCH 21/25] [PATCH] export cpu_gdt_descr
With paravirualization, hypervisors needs to handle the gdt, that was right to this point only used at very early inialization code. Hypervisors are commonly modules, so make it an export Signed-off-by: Glauber de Oliveira Costa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Signed-off-by: Steven Rostedt <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c |6 ++ 1 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c index 77c25b3..8f10698 100644 --- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c +++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/x8664_ksyms.c @@ -60,3 +60,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(init_level4_pgt); EXPORT_SYMBOL(load_gs_index); EXPORT_SYMBOL(_proxy_pda); + +#ifdef CONFIG_PARAVIRT +extern unsigned long *cpu_gdt_descr; +/* Virtualized guests may want to use it */ +EXPORT_SYMBOL(cpu_gdt_descr); +#endif -- 1.4.4.2 ___ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
Re: [PATCH 21/25] [PATCH] export cpu_gdt_descr
On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 01:19 -0300, Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote: > With paravirualization, hypervisors needs to handle the gdt, > that was right to this point only used at very early > inialization code. Hypervisors are commonly modules, so make > it an export > the GDT is so deeply internal that this really ought to be a _GPL export.. ___ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
Re: [PATCH 21/25] [PATCH] export cpu_gdt_descr
On 8/8/07, Arjan van de Ven <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2007-08-08 at 01:19 -0300, Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote: > > With paravirualization, hypervisors needs to handle the gdt, > > that was right to this point only used at very early > > inialization code. Hypervisors are commonly modules, so make > > it an export > > > > the GDT is so deeply internal that this really ought to be a _GPL > export.. Yes, Arjan, I agree. Thanks for noticing it. -- Glauber de Oliveira Costa. "Free as in Freedom" http://glommer.net "The less confident you are, the more serious you have to act." ___ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
