From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>
Subject: Re: PCI MSI questions
Date: Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:18:32 +0100
Message-ID: <C4C1DC08.25416%keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com>
References: <489C3769.76E4.0078.0@novell.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;
	charset="US-ASCII"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
Return-path: <xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com>
In-Reply-To: <489C3769.76E4.0078.0@novell.com>
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>,
	<mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Post: <mailto:xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
List-Help: <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.xensource.com/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>,
	<mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xensource.com?subject=subscribe>
Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com
Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xensource.com
To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@novell.com>
Cc: xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org

On 8/8/08 11:09, "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@novell.com> wrote:

>> Or have the kernel remap the return value of map_pirq into its own PIRQ
>> namespace, and maintain appropriate translation info? Although, it'd be nice
>> to have dynamic NR_IRQS sizing anyway -- people who want to run lots of
>> domUs currently may have to recompile dom0 with more DYNIRQS.
> 
> So what route would you prefer to go (so that if I'm able to get to it I
> wouldn't end up submitting a patch you'd have wanted done the other
> way around)?

I'd like the extra level of renaming. The guest shouldn't need to make
assumptions about the pirq handles handed out by Xen.

 -- Keir