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[Xen-devel] Re: Features scheduled for the 2.6.39 merge window

To: Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: Features scheduled for the 2.6.39 merge window
From: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 11 Mar 2011 12:12:32 +0100
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Friday, March 11, 2011, 12:03:39 PM, you wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-03-11 at 10:57 +0000, Sander Eikelenboom wrote:
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> I have lost a bit of track on what (backend) features are scheduled for the 
>> 2.6.39 merge window.

> Konrad posted a state of the world for this last night, see the thread
> "2.6.39 merge window (git pulls and what is planned to go in)"

Ah missed that, the list is very active lately so haven't had the time to read 
it all.

>> Of special interest for me:

> I'm afraid you are rather out of luck in that respect :-(

>> - blkback (tapdisk2?)

> Not planned for 2.6.39.

>> - netback

> Under review on the netdev list, might still make it.

>> - pciback

> Not planned for 2.6.39.

> FWIW blkback, netback and pciback all have relatively clean branches
> which could be pulled in for testing purposes though.

OK so the pieces for effectively running 2.6.39 as dom0 for PV-guests will be 
postponed to 2.6.40 i guess ?
Don't know if Konrad has the time to start a merged branch with all the 
upcoming stuff, for people who are interested in testing ?


> Ian.





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 Sander                            mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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