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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v10 02/10] xen: Add support for VMware cpuid leaves
 
- To: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Don Slutz <dslutz@xxxxxxxxxxx>, 	<xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Julien Grall <julien.grall@xxxxxxxxxx>
 
- From: Julien Grall <julien.grall@xxxxxxxxxx>
 
- Date: Wed, 20 May 2015 09:03:27 +0100
 
- Cc: Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@xxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>, Ian	Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>,	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,	George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,	Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,	Eddie Dong <eddie.dong@xxxxxxxxx>, Tim Deegan <tim@xxxxxxx>,	Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>,	Aravind Gopalakrishnan <Aravind.Gopalakrishnan@xxxxxxx>,	Jun Nakajima <jun.nakajima@xxxxxxxxx>,	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx>, Suravee	Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@xxxxxxx>
 
- Delivery-date: Wed, 20 May 2015 08:03:41 +0000
 
- List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xen.org>
 
 
 
Hi,
On 19/05/2015 21:02, Andrew Cooper wrote:
 
diff --git a/xen/include/public/arch-x86/xen.h 
b/xen/include/public/arch-x86/xen.h
index cea3fe7..5a5bad6 100644
--- a/xen/include/public/arch-x86/xen.h
+++ b/xen/include/public/arch-x86/xen.h
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ struct arch_shared_info {
  typedef struct arch_shared_info arch_shared_info_t;
  struct xen_arch_domainconfig {
-    char dummy;
+    uint64_t vmware_hwver;
 
Julien: (as the author of the introducing patch) Given that this
structure is used as part of a domain_create hypercall only, I think a
comment is warrented stating that its API/ABI is covered by the
DOMCTL_INTERFACE_VERSION.
 
 
 It's part of DOMCTL_INTERFACE_VERSION. Feel free to send a patch to add 
a comment.
 
Strictly speaking, this is currently part of the public ABI which must
always maintain backwards compatibility.
 
 
 I don't think it's necessary to maintain backwards compatibility.  This 
has been added during this is release cycle.
 
Don:  Feel free to retain my Reviewed-by, subject to the adjustments listed.
 
 
 It's rather strange to have a separate patch for adding vmware_hwver 
version in the tools. You are relying on the fact that the toolstack 
memset zero xen_arch_domainconfig to zero which is hidden in the maze of 
the code (the memset is done on an upper container).
 It would be worth to add an explicit vmware_hwver = 0 in the 
libxl__arch_domain_prepare_config.
Regards,
--
Julien Grall
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