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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Prevent changing a memory size ofDomain-0 evenif

To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Prevent changing a memory size ofDomain-0 evenif users make a careless mistake
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 04 Apr 2008 11:51:22 +0100
Cc: Ky Srinivasan <KSrinivasan@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Masaki Kanno <kanno.masaki@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Kurt Garloff <garloff@xxxxxxx>
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On 4/4/08 11:50, "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>>> Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> 04.04.08 12:27 >>>
>> This at least I have a bit more time for. It's trying to pick a minimum
>> below which only bad things can happen. This is a plausible thing to try for
>> when you know the details of the specific operating system (which of course
>> you do in this case, since it's implemented in an OS driver). What I don't
>> like about Masaki's patch is that it's very specific, it abuses a
>> configuration variable that actually has its own meaning specific to the
>> auto-ballooning logic, and also is frankly an unwarranted and possibly
>> unwanted expression of policy inside xend.
> 
> So any chance you'd take it if either of the original authors or I submit
> it with a formal Signed-Off-By line?

Yes.

 -- Keir



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