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Re: [Xen-devel] BLKTAPCTRL[2375]: blktapctrl_linux.c:86: blktap0 open fa

To: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>, Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] BLKTAPCTRL[2375]: blktapctrl_linux.c:86: blktap0 open failed, tap: vs. tap2:
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 07:48:39 +0100
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dante Cinco <dantecinco@xxxxxxxxx>, Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>, Daniel Stodden <Daniel.Stodden@xxxxxxxxxx>
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On 27/07/2010 07:21, "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:

>>> That sounds like a lot of fallout on xen-users.
>>> Especially for people who just want their guests to boot.
>>> 
>>> Maybe the whole notation should have rather been some _optional_ blktap
>>> = {1|2} cfg key, only for those who actually care?
>> 
>> FWIW, I completely agree with this.
>> 
> 
> Yeah, especially when blktap2 is the only available on in pvops dom0 kernels..
> All the users have tap:something in their cfgfiles currently..

Well the patch to make the distinction is currently in xen-unstable and
xen-4.0. Should it be reverted from one or both? Actually it is up to IanJ
or Stefano to decide on that now.

 -- Keir



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