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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 00 of 23] libxl: rationalise libxl_device_* APIs

To: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 00 of 23] libxl: rationalise libxl_device_* APIs
From: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2011 17:43:16 +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 00 of 23] libxl: rationalise 
libxl_device_* APIs"):
> The following series overhauls the libxl_device_* APIs in an attempt
> to make them more consistent across the types of devices and move
> towards something we can support as a stable API longterm.

This all looks reasonably sensible although I by no means read every
line of changed code.

> One of the early patches adds a big comment describing the API. It
> would be useful if this got a particularly close eye with a view to
> supporting it long term -- especially from actual and potential
> consumers of the API (of who I've CC a few who sprang to mind).

The API comment looks good.

I'll give it a bit longer for people to have comments.

Thanks,
Ian.

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