RE: [Xen-ia64-devel] [PATCH] Another important Xen/ia64 domU/vbd fix

["Tian, Kevin" <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>]

>From: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins) [mailto:dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx]
>Sent: 2006年1月4日 23:55
>
>> >If Xen requires virtual_mem_map, then dom0 will require it too.
>> >Since dom0 can't work yet with virtual_mem_map, enabling it
>> in Xen is moot,
>> >isn't it ?
>> >
>> >Tristan.
>
>Yes, I agree.  For virtual_mem_map to work, I think domain0
>needs to be given a granule of physical memory for each "island"
>in the EFI memmap.
>
>> Seems like that. If we add phys2mach (p!=m) concept into
>> dom0, that's not the issue then. ;-)
>
>True.  But if domain0 owns all of physical memory, its not
>an issue either.  The problem is that the current design
>and implementation of Xen/ia64 management of physical memory
>is half-way between two good solutions.  We will need to
>choose one solution soon.  This should be a good discussion
>at the Xen summit.
>
>Dan

Yes, we will discuss at summit. In the meantime, please give this patch a 
check-in since it's critical to make IA64/DOMU working for boxes with larger 
memory configuration.

Thanks,
Kevin

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