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SubjectRe: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] allow xenfb initialization for hvm guests
On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 11:51:22AM +0000, Ian Campbell wrote:
> On Tue, 2013-12-17 at 17:53 +0000, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > There is no reasons why an HVM guest shouldn't be allowed to use xenfb.
> > As a matter of fact ARM guests, HVM from Linux POV, can use xenfb.
> > Given that no Xen toolstacks configure a xenfb backend for x86 HVM
> > guests, they are not affected.
>
> and if a toolstack did I think it would be reasonable to expect the
> kernel to at least try and drive it!
>
> > Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
>
> Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>

I think David Vrabel is going to Nack it unless there is a test-case.

I am saying that because in his previous statement for Wei's multi-page
patches was that if there are no users (or at least no test-cases) then
it should not be part of the kernel.


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