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Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Disable xen platform device when it is not needed.

To: Yuji Shimada <shimada-yxb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, James Harper <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kouya Shimura <kouya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Disable xen platform device when it is not needed.
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 Feb 2009 09:39:41 +0000
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On 19/02/2009 06:44, "Yuji Shimada" <shimada-yxb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Thank all for the comments.
> 
> I will create the patch to add "xen_platform_pci" option in guest
> config file to disable xen platform device.
> 
>     xen_platform_pci=0: Disable xen platform device.
>     xen_platform_pci=1: Enable xen platform device. (default)

I still might veto this. I don't really want the platform device I/O ports
scattered elsewhere for this rather frivolous reason.

 -- Keir



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