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Re: [Xen-devel] linux/arch/xen/i386 or linux/arch/i386/xen

To: "Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] linux/arch/xen/i386 or linux/arch/i386/xen
From: Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 19 May 2005 11:55:31 -0700
Cc: Chris Wright <chrisw@xxxxxxxx>, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Mark Williamson <mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Christian.Limpach@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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* Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins) (dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx) wrote:
> Chris, any chance you can try out the idea of a top-level
> xen directory on Linus?  It's really where it belongs...
> the xen drivers aren't really drivers anyway, more like IPC
> to provide virtual drivers.  And so much of the functionality
> is cross-arch AND even potentially cross-sub-arch
> 
> It's probably a political non-starter, but can't hurt to ask.

Sure, I'm actually more concerned about getting the arch bit correct.
Where the generic stuff goes shouldn't be a major issue IMHO.

thanks,
-chris

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