From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Samuel Thibault Subject: Re: Who uses xc_gnttab_map_grant_refs? Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 15:47:01 +0100 Message-ID: <20080718144701.GW4456@implementation.uk.xensource.com> References: <20080716144039.GA14133@implementation.uk.xensource.com> <617dbaa80807160751w5d6b0097p821d0f0281b04608@mail.gmail.com> <20080716150842.GB14133@implementation.uk.xensource.com> <18560.42753.839101.911894@mariner.uk.xensource.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <18560.42753.839101.911894@mariner.uk.xensource.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com To: Ian Jackson Cc: Derek Murray , xen-devel@lists.xensource.com List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org Ian Jackson, le Fri 18 Jul 2008 15:21:53 +0100, a =E9crit : > Samuel Thibault writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] Who uses xc_gnttab_map_grant_r= efs?"): > > Derek Murray, le Wed 16 Jul 2008 15:51:18 +0100, a =E9crit : > > > Mea culpa for that bit of API. I think this is a case where the > > > underlying implementation makes it possible, so I decided to make i= t > > > available through the user API. No particular reason for it, so I h= ave > > > no objection to it being simplified (or wrapped by an additional AP= I > > > function). > >=20 > > That's why I asked whether somebody actually use that function :) >=20 > Of course other users of that function may not be reading this list. Sure > If you're suggesting to change the ABI or API, why not give the new > interface a new name ? But still kill the old function at least? I'm asking because not killing the old function would mean either duplicating the code, or writing a wrapper that merely allocate an array full of the same value... Samuel