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[Xen-ia64-devel] RE: [PATCH] pv_ops/xen: elf note based xen startup

To: "Isaku Yamahata" <yamahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-ia64-devel] RE: [PATCH] pv_ops/xen: elf note based xen startup
From: "He, Qing" <qing.he@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 7 May 2008 11:40:40 +0800
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Isaku Yamahata [mailto:yamahata@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]
>Sent: 2008年5月7日 11:22
>To: He, Qing
>Cc: xen-ia64-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: Re: [PATCH] pv_ops/xen: elf note based xen startup
>
>On Wed, May 07, 2008 at 11:01:59AM +0800, He, Qing wrote:
>
>> The patch uses a similar way as x86 pv_ops does. One advantage of using a 
>> branch
>table is that it is viable for a future `single entry, CPUID based pv setup 
>branching'.
>Anyway, both approaches are fine for the current code.
>
>Okay I understood your intention.
>Could you point out the x86 discusstion of it if you know?
>(Google didn't tell me the effective resource.)

Should be here, though not much discussion:
        
https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/virtualization/2007-October/009067.html

Thanks,
Qing

>--
>yamahata

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