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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 10 of 23] libxl: separate forced and non-forced d

To: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 10 of 23] libxl: separate forced and non-forced device remove
From: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 17:38:56 +0100
Cc: Jonathan Ludlam <Jonathan.Ludlam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mike McClurg <mike.mcclurg@xxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Scott <Dave.Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Ian Campbell writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH 10 of 23] libxl: separate forced and 
non-forced device remove"):
> libxl: separate forced and non-forced device remove.
...
>   * the term "destroy" is normally used in libxl for data-type destructors.

I've always thought this was odd.  Perhaps we should rename all of
those "free" and then we could use "destroy" just for domain
destruction and other kinds of violent activity.

Ian.

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