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Re: [Xen-devel] using GNTTABOP_transfer on hvm guests

To: Olaf Hering <olaf@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] using GNTTABOP_transfer on hvm guests
From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 25 Sep 2010 07:46:28 +0100
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On 24/09/2010 21:33, "Olaf Hering" <olaf@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> 
> While looking for more missing p2m_is_paging(p2mt) checks I noticed that
> also the GNTTABOP_transfer code path may return GNTST_eagain if all code
> paths get changed to verify the p2mt.
> But can this really happen? Reading the comments for
> MODPARM_rx_copy/MODPARM_rx_flip in drivers/xen/netfront/netfront.c
> indicates that hvm guests will not use the GNTTABOP_transfer path.
> 
> Are there any possible users for GNTTABOP_transfer in a hvm guest?
> Could xenpaging ever work for paravirtualized guests?

GNTTABOP_transfer used to be used in our pv network drivers, but was
superceded years ago. It's really never used these days.

 -- Keir

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