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RE: [Xen-devel] [patch] more correct pfn_valid()

To: "Ian Pratt" <m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Scott Parish" <srparish@xxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [patch] more correct pfn_valid()
From: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 17:52:37 +0800
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [patch] more correct pfn_valid()
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Ian Pratt [mailto:m+Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: Thursday, May 19, 2005 5:37 PM
>
>
>
>> OK, got it. Then, aside from para-virtualized linux, do you
>> agree that some change should be made to unmodified vmx
>> domain build and DM? When domain creation in CP and when DM
>> services other domain, they shouldn't operate DomN's memory
>> by simply acquiring a plain continuous page_array which has
>> no hole information. Either extra information about hole, or
>> the page_array itself containing hole, should be added thereafter...
>
>vmx domains already have a virtually mapped pfn->mfn table stored
within
>Xen.
>See phys_to_machine_mapping(gpfn)
>
>Ian

Yes, as you said earlier. But it's not used by CP and DM by far, which
still go to page_array style. :( I just mean some change may be required
there for CP and DM to correctly manipulate other domain's memory. 

Thanks,
Kevin

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