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Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v4 4/7] xen/pvh: Move Xen specific PVH VM
 initialization out of common code
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On 28/02/18 19:28, Maran Wilson wrote:
> We need to refactor PVH entry code so that support for other hypervisors
> like Qemu/KVM can be added more easily.
> 
> This patch moves the small block of code used for initializing Xen PVH
> virtual machines into the Xen specific file. This initialization is not
> going to be needed for Qemu/KVM guests. Moving it out of the common file
> is going to allow us to compile kernels in the future without CONFIG_XEN
> that are still capable of being booted as a Qemu/KVM guest via the PVH
> entry point.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@oracle.com>

Reviewed-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>


Juergen