[Xen-devel] Re: [rfc 0/4] ioemu: specify the slot for pass-through devices

[Simon Horman <horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Fri, Mar 20, 2009 at 09:48:34PM +1100, Simon Horman wrote:
> Currently a slot may be specified for a hot-plug device,
> but not for a pass-through device that is inserted at boot time.
> This patch adds support for the latter.
> 
> The syntax is:
>      BUS:DEV.FUNC[@VSLOT]
> e.g: 0000:00:1d:0@7
> 
> This may be important as recent changes that allow any free PCI
> slot to be used for pass-through (and hotplug) may case pass-through
> devices to be assigned in different locations to before. Amongst
> other things, specifying the slot will allow users to move them
> back, if there is a need.

These changes need the patches that I posted today as the series
"[patch 0/2] ioemu: Allow any unused PCI device to be used for pass-through"

> There is also a xend portion of this patch, which will be posted separately.
> 
> -- 
> Simon Horman
>   VA Linux Systems Japan K.K., Sydney, Australia Satellite Office
>   H: www.vergenet.net/~horms/             W: www.valinux.co.jp/en

-- 
Simon Horman
  VA Linux Systems Japan K.K., Sydney, Australia Satellite Office
  H: www.vergenet.net/~horms/             W: www.valinux.co.jp/en


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