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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86-64: don't use xmalloc_array() for allocation of the (per-CPU) IDTs


  • To: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 09:15:41 +0100
  • Cc: "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Thu, 13 Oct 2011 01:17:07 -0700
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
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  • Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86-64: don't use xmalloc_array() for allocation of the (per-CPU) IDTs

On 13/10/2011 08:55, "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>>> On 13.10.11 at 09:50, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx> wrote:
>> Finally, I'm not sure about more x86-64 code movement: I'd like to kill
>> x86-32 entirely really.
> 
> I know, but you got pushed back each time you tried...

I think we're stuck with it for 4.2. Will try again when we open development
for 4.3. The argument last time was the low-powered Atoms, used in low-end
netbooks; but there's no evidence that anyone is using Xen on such
platforms. I can't imagine it would be very worthwhile.

 -- Keir

> Jan
> 



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