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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][VTD] fixing vt-d/ept page table sharing in xen-4

To: Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][VTD] fixing vt-d/ept page table sharing in xen-4.1
From: "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 25 Aug 2011 08:23:03 -0700
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][VTD] fixing vt-d/ept page table sharing in xen-4.1
> I'll turn it on by default for xen-unstable but I think 4.1 should stay as it 
> is.

This is what I meant.  Turning it on in xen-unstable will allow QA to test this 
regularly.

Allen

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From: Tim Deegan [mailto:tim@xxxxxxx] 
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To: Kay, Allen M
Cc: Ren, Yongjie; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; keir@xxxxxxx; Hao, Xudong; Jan 
Beulich; Li, Xin
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH][VTD] fixing vt-d/ept page table sharing in 
xen-4.1

Hi, 

At 10:40 -0700 on 23 Aug (1314096056), Kay, Allen M wrote:
> This patch works.  Can you also back port it to xen-4.1-test?

Sure.  Try the attached series of patches on 4.1. 

> Given this feature is pretty mature now,

Eh, given that until last week it broke PV guests, I'm not so sure. :)  

> we should turn it on by default to minimize future regressions.

I'll turn it on by default for xen-unstable but I think 4.1 should stay as it 
is. 

Cheers,

Tim.

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Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>
Principal Software Engineer, Xen Platform Team Citrix Systems UK Ltd.  (Company 
#02937203, SL9 0BG)

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