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[Xen-devel] Re: [patch 14/21] Xen-paravirt: Add XEN config options and d 
| To: | Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |  
| Subject: | [Xen-devel] Re: [patch 14/21] Xen-paravirt: Add XEN config options and disable unsupported config options. |  
| From: | Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx> |  
| Date: | Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:25:01 -0800 |  
| Cc: | xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,	Dan Hecht <dhecht@xxxxxxxxxx>, linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,	Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxx>,	virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Steven Hand <steven.hand@xxxxxxxxxxxx> |  
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| Andrew Morton wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Feb 2007 22:14:45 -0800 Dan Hecht <dhecht@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>   
>>>  config PREEMPT
>>>     bool "Preemptible Kernel (Low-Latency Desktop)"
>>> +   depends on !XEN
>>>     help
>>>       This option reduces the latency of the kernel by making
>>>       all kernel code (that is not executing in a critical section)
>>>
>>>       
>
> Oh, so that's why it doesn't break when CONFIG_PREEMPT=y.  In which case
> that preempt_disable() I spotted is wrong-and-unneeded.
>
> Why doesn't Xen work with preemption??
>   
I've forgotten the details.  Ian?  Keir?  Steven?  Maybe it can be done.
    J
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