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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] shared_info size and padding fixes
| To: | "John Levon" <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] shared_info size and padding fixes |
| From: | "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 10 Aug 2006 10:33:01 +0200 |
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>>> John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 09.08.06 23:05 >>> >sizeof(shared_info_t) can change even in compatible hypervisor versions. >Add a clear warning about this, and fix the few places relying on it. >In addition, add some padding to arch_shared_info, to allow future >additions to the structure without breaking known offsets of members >following it in the shared info. Shouldn't you also bump the ABI version with these compatibility breaking changes to the shared info structure? Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xensource.com/xen-devel |
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