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SubjectRe: [PATCH v2] allow xenfb initialization for hvm guests
On Fri, Jan 03, 2014 at 07:02:09PM +0000, Stefano Stabellini wrote:

The title needs 'xen/fb' prefixed but that is easy enough.

> 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.
>
> Please note that at this time QEMU needs few outstanding fixes to
> provide xenfb on ARM:
>
> http://marc.info/?l=qemu-devel&m=138739419700837&w=2

Cool. Is the video maintainer OK with the Xen maintainers stashing it
in the Xen tree for Linus?

Thanks!
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
> Acked-by: David Vrabel <david.vrabel@citrix.com>
> CC: boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com
> CC: plagnioj@jcrosoft.com
> CC: tomi.valkeinen@ti.com
> CC: linux-fbdev@vger.kernel.org
> CC: konrad.wilk@oracle.com
> ---
> drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c b/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c
> index cd005c2..02e1c01 100644
> --- a/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c
> +++ b/drivers/video/xen-fbfront.c
> @@ -692,7 +692,7 @@ static DEFINE_XENBUS_DRIVER(xenfb, ,
>
> static int __init xenfb_init(void)
> {
> - if (!xen_pv_domain())
> + if (!xen_domain())
> return -ENODEV;
>
> /* Nothing to do if running in dom0. */
> --
> 1.7.10.4
>


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