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From: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libxc: remove most of
	tools/libxc/xc_dom_compat_linux.c
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 2015 13:52:16 +0100
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On 06/10/15 12:35, Juergen Gross wrote:
> In tools/libxc/xc_dom_compat_linux.c only xc_linux_build() is currently
> being used by an in-tree component (qemu-xen). All other functions are
> superfluous wrappers of the domain builder which can be removed.
>
> Suggested-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>
> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>

Sorry, but NACK.  They are *not* superfluous.

XenServer uses them; xc_dom_linux_build() is the only way to apply
XSA-25 size restrictions to PV kernels and initrds.

~Andrew