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RE: [Xen-devel] linux/arch/xen/i386 or linux/arch/i386/xen
Where are xen-generic header files going to go?
Where are arch-specific header files going to go?
Ar you going to try to get the structure right for
multiple arch's rather than just invert the structure?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Wright [mailto:chrisw@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:23 PM
> To: Mark Williamson
> Cc: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins); Chris Wright;
> xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] linux/arch/xen/i386 or linux/arch/i386/xen
>
> * Mark Williamson (mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > > Hmmm... kinda ugly. The right place for the (non-driver)
> > > files is probably in a top-level "xen" directory, but I'll
> >
> > Well... Most of the things that would end up under
> drivers/xen would be a bit
> > driver like" anyhow... Things like the console, the
> control interface...
> > There's nothing stopping grant tables, kexec, some event
> channel stuff, etc
> > going in there too. It does seem a bit "backwards" but I
> guess all those
> > things are "drivers" in some sense...
>
> Yeah, and the primary point is to eliminate as much copied code as
> possible (at arch level). So drivers/xen is closest fit (and not
> entirely w/out precedence).
>
> > > bet it would take a very long lkml discussion to make that
> > > happen.
> >
> > Heh, I'd love to see the fight that ensued if someone
> suggested that at this
> > point :-) Maybe one day...
>
> Heh ;-)
>
> thanks,
> -chris
>
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