Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] x86: add CMCI software injection interface

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 05/05/2010 08:11, "Jiang, Yunhong" <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Maybe another method is to add a new do_mca command for the CMCI, like
> #define XEN_MC_cmci_inject    6
> 
> Of course, we can update the interface version, to make the new command will
> only be supported in new version. So that when new dom0 will not get
> un-expected result when running in old xen hypervisor.

To be honest either of these is fine with me. I expect Christoph will prefer
the former option, but actually so long as older dom0 kernels fail-safe on
the MCE stuff that would be good by me too. Weird behaviours and odd
failures from older guests is what we absolutely want to avoid.

If going with the former option it would be good to think ahead in your
designs and make sure you end up adding the smallest possible number of new
XEN_MC_* commands. It could easily become a real mess I'm sure.

 -- Keir



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