Re: [PATCH] - add symmetry to para and fully virtualized domain shutdown/reboot

[Ben Thomas <bthomas@virtualiron.com>]

Keir Fraser wrote:
> 
> On 3 Apr 2006, at 16:57, Ben Thomas wrote:
> 
>> It would be useful if all shutdown/reboot operations were
>> symmetrical from domain 0's point of view. One approach
>> would be to redefine sched_op to handle other domains than
>> the current domain, but this seemed excessive.
> 
> 
> I'd prefer an extra sched_op (maybe SCHEDOP_remote_shutdown with 
> accompanying sched_remote_shutdown structure). This will need to be 
> invokable by the emulator mini domain at some point in the future, so 
> adding this as a dom0_op isn't really for the best.
> 
>  -- Keir
> 


Ok, that's workable.  Is there anything else that needs modification ?

Do you foresee a need for any sort of need for filtering and/or
permissioning of allowable domains as specified in remote_shutdown ?
As long as a non-privileged domain may execute this op, what
level of protection(s) need to exist? (That also was part of my
factoring it into a DOM0 op).

I'm willing to go with anything that gets the job done. This is
one of several points of asymmetry that I'd like to see get
resolved.

Thanks,
-b

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