> -----Original Message----- > From: Yu, Zhang [mailto:yu.c.zh...@linux.intel.com] > Sent: 19 April 2016 12:39 > To: Paul Durrant; Jan Beulich; Wei Liu > Cc: Kevin Tian; Keir (Xen.org); Andrew Cooper; Tim (Xen.org); George > Dunlap; xen-devel@lists.xen.org; zhiyuan...@intel.com; > jun.nakaj...@intel.com > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] x86/ioreq server: Rename > p2m_mmio_write_dm to p2m_ioreq_server > > > > On 4/19/2016 7:15 PM, Paul Durrant wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: Yu, Zhang [mailto:yu.c.zh...@linux.intel.com] > >> Sent: 19 April 2016 12:03 > >> To: Paul Durrant; Jan Beulich; Wei Liu > >> Cc: Kevin Tian; Keir (Xen.org); Andrew Cooper; Tim (Xen.org); George > >> Dunlap; xen-devel@lists.xen.org; zhiyuan...@intel.com; > >> jun.nakaj...@intel.com > >> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] x86/ioreq server: Rename > >> p2m_mmio_write_dm to p2m_ioreq_server > >> > >> > >> > >> On 4/19/2016 12:58 AM, Paul Durrant wrote: > >>>> -----Original Message----- > >>>> From: Xen-devel [mailto:xen-devel-boun...@lists.xen.org] On Behalf > Of > >> Jan > >>>> Beulich > >>>> Sent: 18 April 2016 17:47 > >>>> To: Paul Durrant > >>>> Cc: Kevin Tian; Keir (Xen.org); Andrew Cooper; Tim (Xen.org); George > >>>> Dunlap; xen-devel@lists.xen.org; yu.c.zh...@linux.intel.com; > >>>> zhiyuan...@intel.com; jun.nakaj...@intel.com > >>>> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] x86/ioreq server: Rename > >>>> p2m_mmio_write_dm to p2m_ioreq_server > >>>> > >>>>>>> Paul Durrant <paul.durr...@citrix.com> 04/18/16 6:45 PM >>> > >>>>> The original patch was posted before the cut-off IIRC so I'm not sure > >>>>> of the policy regarding freeze-exceptions. > >>>> > >>>> It was submitted before the feature freeze, yes, but didn't make it > >>>> in > by > >>>> code freeze. So it's my understanding that an exception would be > >> needed. > >>>> > >>> > >>> Ok. Thanks for the clarification. IMO getting this in is worth the freeze > >> exception... it's a shame p2m_mmio_write_dm made it into 4.6.1. It > needs to > >> go before it proliferates any further. > >>> > >> > >> Thanks, Paul. > >> > >> So I suppose the only place we need change for this patch is > >> for hvmmem_type_t, which should be defined like this? > >> > >> typedef enum { > >> HVMMEM_ram_rw, /* Normal read/write guest RAM */ > >> HVMMEM_ram_ro, /* Read-only; writes are discarded */ > >> HVMMEM_mmio_dm, /* Reads and write go to the device model > */ > >> #if __XEN_INTERFACE_VERSION__ >= 0x00040700 > >> HVMMEM_ioreq_server > >> #else > >> HVMMEM_mmio_write_dm > >> #endif > >> } hvmmem_type_t; > >> > >> Besides, does 4.7 still accept freeze exception? It would be great > >> if we can get an approval for this. > > > > I talked to Wei earlier and he is happy to give a freeze exception to this > change. > > > > Great! I really obliged. :) > BTW, Does some form of application need to be submitted? I'm not > familiar with the procedure.
Nor am I. I would expect that you should submit the patch with something like "PATCH for 4.7" in the subject. Paul > > Yu > > Paul > > > >> > >> Thanks > >> Yu > >> > >>> Paul > >>> > >>>> Jan > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> _______________________________________________ > >>>> Xen-devel mailing list > >>>> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > >>>> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> Xen-devel mailing list > >>> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > >>> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel > >>> _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel