Re: Xen 4.3 development update CODE FREEZE HAS_BEGUN

[George Dunlap <george.dunlap@eu.citrix.com>]

On 18/04/13 15:50, Roger Pau Monne wrote:
> On 18/04/13 13:30, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>> On Tue, 16 Apr 2013, George Dunlap wrote:
>>> * Rationalized backend scripts
>>>    owner: roger@citrix
>>>    status: libxl hotplug sumbmitted.  Protocol still needs to be finalized.
>>>    prognosis: Good
>> OK
>>
>>> * Scripts for driver domains (depends on backend scripts)
>>>    owner: roger@citrix
>>>    status:
>>>    prognosis: Fair
>> Are there going to make 4.3?
> Regarding "Rationalized backend scripts", or what I usually call new
> libxl hotplug interface, I think it could make it to 4.3. Here is a
> small list about the pros/cons of taking that from my POV:
>
> Cons:
>   - Touches generic device addition/removal code, and domain
> creation/destruction.
>
>   - It introduces a new interface that is well defined and that we plan
> to support, we have to be sure the interface is right.
>
>
> Pros:
>   - All the code touched is exercised every time a domain/device is
> created/destroyed, so the test system should be able to detect any
> problems with that easily.

OK, why don't we check it in, and if it seems to be causing carnage 
we'll revert it.

I'll reply to the series with an ack.

  -George