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

To: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Yuji Shimada <shimada-yxb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Disable xen platform device when it is not needed.
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:05:23 -0800
Cc: "Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kouya Shimura <kouya@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, James Harper <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On 23/02/2009 08:43, "Ian Jackson" <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Yuji Shimada writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC] Disable xen platform device when
> it is not needed."):
>> - Alias the 'platform_flags' byte of the ioport BAR to fixed byte port
>>   0x10, and don't remove existing 'platform_flags' byte.
> 
> How will this interact with the `disable qemu PCI devices in HVM
> domains' feature, which also uses ioport 0x10 ?

That feature implements WORD and DWORD ports at address 0x10, but leaves the
BYTE port at that address available for other uses.

 -- Keir



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