From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] hvm/altp2m: Clarify the proper way to
 extend the altp2m interface
Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 11:46:06 +0100
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