Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1755065Ab2KGNGv (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Nov 2012 08:06:51 -0500 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:8229 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1754998Ab2KGNGu convert rfc822-to-8bit (ORCPT ); Wed, 7 Nov 2012 08:06:50 -0500 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="4.80,730,1344236400"; d="scan'208";a="216294149" From: "Liu, Jinsong" To: Shuah Khan CC: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/2] Xen acpi pad implement Thread-Topic: [PATCH 1/2] Xen acpi pad implement Thread-Index: AQHNvEyBXY6qKU083U+UjDldvhm0q5feV85A Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 13:06:46 +0000 Message-ID: References: In-Reply-To: Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [10.239.127.40] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8BIT MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1443 Lines: 40 Shuah Khan wrote: > On Thu, Oct 25, 2012 at 6:19 AM, Liu, Jinsong > wrote: >> From f233ad06cf924116693d7d38be9ae9d8c11f8a9b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 >> 2001 >> From: Liu, Jinsong >> Date: Fri, 26 Oct 2012 02:32:48 +0800 >> Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Xen acpi pad implement >> >> PAD is acpi Processor Aggregator Device which provides a control >> point >> that enables the platform to perform specific processor configuration >> and control that applies to all processors in the platform. >> >> This patch is to implement Xen acpi pad logic. When running under Xen >> virt platform, native pad driver would not work. Instead Xen pad >> driver, >> a self-contained and very thin logic level, would take over acpi pad >> staff. > > "logic" instead of staff (guessing this is supposed to stuff) > Yes. >> When acpi pad notify OSPM, xen pad logic intercept and parse _PUR >> object >> and then hypercall to hyervisor for the rest work, say, core parking. > hypervisor > rest of the work? - could you add more details on what is handled by > this think PAD driver and what would be left to the host pad driver. OK, add at updated patch. Thanks, Jinsong-- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/