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RE: [Xen-devel] disable qemu PCI devices in HVM domains

To: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Ian Jackson" <Ian.Jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] disable qemu PCI devices in HVM domains
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 22:01:57 +1100
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> > Keir Fraser writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] disable qemu PCI devices in HVM
> > domains"):
> >> I'm reluctant to introduce anything into a stable branch which
would
> prevent
> >> us migrating domains up or down the branch. If we are going to
shove it
> in,
> >> it should happen now, for 3.3.1. My .1 releases tend to be
generously
> >> proportioned, but beyond a .1 release I definitely don't take
anything
> other
> >> than pure bug fixes.
> >
> > Can we make it so that the patch to qemu-dm does not affect guests
> > which do not use James's PV drivers ?  That would allow us to
support
> > migration of any production domains.  It seems that James's drivers
> > are not production-stable right now anyway (feel free to disagree,
> > James!)
> 
> Well, maybe. Frankly 3.4.0 will probably be out not long after 3.3.2
> anyway.
> 

I'd rather wait and get the interface just how we want it than put
something in now in a rush.

James


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