Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 18 Dec 2013 15:18:45 +0000 | From | Stefano Stabellini <> | Subject | Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] allow xenfb initialization for hvm guests |
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On Wed, 18 Dec 2013, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > 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.
Well there is one: ARM. There isn't one on x86.
http://marc.info/?l=xen-devel&m=138730150806639&w=2
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