Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 25 Jul 2023 09:49:51 +0200 | Subject | Re: [PATCH V3 1/2] xen: Update dm_op.h from Xen public header | From | Jan Beulich <> |
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On 25.07.2023 09:42, Viresh Kumar wrote: > On 25-07-23, 09:18, Jan Beulich wrote: >> I question that use, btw, but it is not up to me to decide whether to >> accept such a layering violation in Linux. dm-op is, as its name says, >> for device models to use. Your intended use doesn't fall in that >> category, aiui. Imo the present contents of dm_op.h in Linux is indeed >> all a kernel is supposed to know about, unless it was to gain in-kernel >> device models. > > Is there any other way by which an interrupt can be raised for the > guest VM ? I was only aware of this method and so implemented it like > this. > > I am open to suggestions on this.
Well. I don't know your requirements. Generally I would suggest using event channels, not interrupts, when talking about injecting events into guests. If it strictly needs to be an interrupt, then I guess a non-dm-op means would need introducing if none already exists.
Jan
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