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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/3] [linux-2.6.18-xen.hg] dom0 kernel support fo

To: Alex Zeffertt <alex.zeffertt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/3] [linux-2.6.18-xen.hg] dom0 kernel support for xenstore stubdom
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:57:14 +0000
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On 23/03/2009 15:19, "Alex Zeffertt" <alex.zeffertt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Doing this offers the following two main advantages:
> 
>    1. dom0 doesn't get scheduled on every xenbus access.  This should make
> xenbus accesses speedier
>    2. this brings us closer to being able to reboot dom0 without needing to
> reboot all the VMs.
> 
> Please consider these patches for inclusion in linux-2.6.18-xen.hg and
> xen-unstable.hg

Good stuff, but there'd have to be a really good reason to dump this in now
before 3.4 branches. I'll hold it for when the tree re-opens in a few weeks.

 -- Keir



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