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Re: [Xen-devel] tap: vs. tap2: for Xen 4.0.1

To: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] tap: vs. tap2: for Xen 4.0.1
From: Pasi Kärkkäinen <pasik@xxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 12 Aug 2010 19:18:49 +0300
Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>, Xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jim Fehlig <jfehlig@xxxxxxxxxx>, Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Daniel Stodden <Daniel.Stodden@xxxxxxxxxx>, Dante Cinco <dantecinco@xxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, Aug 02, 2010 at 03:11:52PM +0300, Pasi Kärkkäinen wrote:
> On Tue, Jul 27, 2010 at 07:48:39AM +0100, Keir Fraser wrote:
> > On 27/07/2010 07:21, "Pasi Kärkkäinen" <pasik@xxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > >>> That sounds like a lot of fallout on xen-users.
> > >>> Especially for people who just want their guests to boot.
> > >>> 
> > >>> Maybe the whole notation should have rather been some _optional_ blktap
> > >>> = {1|2} cfg key, only for those who actually care?
> > >> 
> > >> FWIW, I completely agree with this.
> > >> 
> > > 
> > > Yeah, especially when blktap2 is the only available on in pvops dom0 
> > > kernels..
> > > All the users have tap:something in their cfgfiles currently..
> > 
> > Well the patch to make the distinction is currently in xen-unstable and
> > xen-4.0. Should it be reverted from one or both? Actually it is up to IanJ
> > or Stefano to decide on that now.
> > 
> 
> Now when Xen 4.0.1-rc5 is out I guess this should be decided shortly..
> 

Ping?

-- Pasi


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