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From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@novell.com>
Subject: Re: xenpm: provide core/package cstate residencies
Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 08:31:20 +0100
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>>> On 12.07.10 at 19:34, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@eu.citrix.com> wrote:
> I applied the hypervisor component of this patch. I leave it to Ian =
Jackson
> to deal with the tools part. In future please split patches that touch =
both
> hypervisor and tools into a patch series in which each component patch
> touches only one or the other.

Hmm, is that really a good mechanism, especially when a change
modifies the hypervisor <-> tools interface in an incompatible way?
The resulting inconsistency, besides being bad by itself, would likely
make bisecting more difficult.

Jan