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Re: [Xen-ia64-devel][PATCH] Enable SMP on VTI domain.

To: "Xu, Anthony" <anthony.xu@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-ia64-devel][PATCH] Enable SMP on VTI domain.
From: Tristan Gingold <Tristan.Gingold@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2006 11:11:30 +0200
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Le Mercredi 31 Mai 2006 10:48, Xu, Anthony a écrit :
> From: xen-ia64-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> >[mailto:xen-ia64-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Xu,
> > Anthony Sent: 2006年5月31日 16:25
> >To: Tristan Gingold; xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >Subject: RE: [Xen-ia64-devel][PATCH] Enable SMP on VTI domain.
> >
> >>From: Tristan Gingold
> >>Sent: 2006年5月31日 16:07
> >>To: Xu, Anthony; xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: Re: [Xen-ia64-devel][PATCH] Enable SMP on VTI domain.
> >>
> >>Le Mercredi 31 Mai 2006 09:32, Xu, Anthony a écrit :
> >>> This patch intends to enable SMP on VTI domain.
> >>>
> >>> This patch depends on previous three patches I sent out.
> >>> 1. fixed a bug which causes Oops
> >>> 2. fixed a small bug about VTLB
> >>> 3. Add sal emulation to VTI domain
> >>>
> >>> This patch uses IPI to implement global purge.
> >>>
> >>> If you want to reproduce what I did, you may need to get the
> >>> newest guest FIRMWARE.
> >>
> >>Good work!
> >>
> >>Two comments:
> >>* could you postpone your patch until I resend my cpu hotplug patch ?
> >>I have to modify the start-up ipi, which you are reusing.  (Should it be
> >>common ?)
> >
> >It should be Ok, if it doesn't take long.
>
> Further thinking,
> Will this patch block your cpu hotplug patch?
No, but my patch will broke yours.

> If no, I think this patch should be checked in, and if needed, I will
> update start-up ipi.
I still think start-up IPI should be common code between vti and 
paravirtualized.

Tristan.

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