From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Boris Ostrovsky Subject: Re: HVMlite ABI specification DRAFT B + implementation outline Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2016 16:26:31 -0500 Message-ID: <56B90807.9070106@oracle.com> References: <56B8E66C.6060605@citrix.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Return-path: Received: from mail6.bemta5.messagelabs.com ([195.245.231.135]) by lists.xen.org with esmtp (Exim 4.72) (envelope-from ) id 1aStKV-0004Js-OJ for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Mon, 08 Feb 2016 21:26:43 +0000 In-Reply-To: <56B8E66C.6060605@citrix.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: =?UTF-8?Q?Roger_Pau_Monn=c3=a9?= , xen-devel Cc: Wei Liu , Stefano Stabellini , Andrew Cooper , Tim Deegan , Paul Durrant , David Vrabel , Jan Beulich , Samuel Thibault List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org CgpPbiAwMi8wOC8yMDE2IDAyOjAzIFBNLCBSb2dlciBQYXUgTW9ubsOpIHdyb3RlOgo+Cj4gICAq IFBDSSBCQVJzOiBpdCdzIG5vdCBwb3NzaWJsZSBmb3IgWGVuIHRvIGtub3cgdGhlIHBvc2l0aW9u IG9mIHRoZSBCQVJzIG9mCj4gICAgIHRoZSBQQ0kgZGV2aWNlcyB3aXRob3V0IGhhcmR3YXJlIGRv bWFpbiBpbnRlcmFjdGlvbi4gSW4gb3JkZXIgdG8gaGF2ZQo+ICAgICB0aGUgQkFScyBvZiBQQ0kg ZGV2aWNlcyBwcm9wZXJseSBtYXBwZWQgdGhlIGhhcmR3YXJlIGRvbWFpbiBuZWVkcyB0bwo+ICAg ICBjYWxsIHRoZSBQSFlTREVWT1BfcGNpX2RldmljZV9hZGQgaHlwZXJjYWxsLCB0aGF0IHdpbGwg dGFrZSBjYXJlIG9mIHNldHRpbmcKPiAgICAgdXAgdGhlIEJBUnMgaW4gdGhlIGd1ZXN0IHBoeXNp Y2FsIG1lbW9yeSBtYXAgdXNpbmcgMToxIE1NSU8gbWFwcGluZ3MuIFRoaXMKPiAgICAgcHJvY2Vk dXJlIHdpbGwgYmUgdHJhbnNwYXJlbnQgZnJvbSBndWVzdCBwb2ludCBvZiB2aWV3LCBhbmQgdXBv biByZXR1cm5pbmcKPiAgICAgZnJvbSB0aGUgaHlwZXJjYWxsIG1hcHBpbmdzIG11c3QgYmUgYWxy ZWFkeSBlc3RhYmxpc2hlZC4KCldlIGFsc28gd2FudCB0byB1c2UgUEhZU0RFVk9QX3BjaV9kZXZp Y2VfYWRkIGJlY2F1c2UgdGhhdCdzIGhvdyB3ZSBwYXNzIApkZXZpY2UncyBQWE0gaW5mb3JtYXRp b24gdG8gdGhlIGh5cGVydmlzb3IuCgo+Cj4gWGVuIEhWTWxpdGUgaW1wbGVtZW50YXRpb24gcGxh bgo+ID09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT09PT0KPgo+IFRoaXMgaXMgb2YgY291cnNl IG5vdCBwYXJ0IG9mIHRoZSBBQkksIGJ1dCBJIGd1ZXNzIGl0IG1ha2VzIHNlbnNlIHRvIGFkZCBp dAo+IGhlcmUgaW4gb3JkZXIgdG8gYmUgYWJsZSB0byBtb3JlIGVhc2lseSBzcGxpdCB0aGUgdGFz a3MgcmVxdWlyZWQgaW4gb3JkZXIgdG8KPiBtYWtlIHRoZSBwcm9wb3NlZCBpbXBsZW1lbnRhdGlv biBhYm92ZSBhIHJlYWxpdHkuIEkndmUgdHJpZWQgdG8gc3BsaXQKPiB0aGUgdGFza3MgaW50byBz bWFsbGVyIHN1Yi10YXNrcyB3aGVuIHBvc3NpYmxlLgo+Cj4gRG9tVQo+IC0tLS0KPgo+ICAgMS4g SW5pdGlhbCBIVk1saXRlIGltcGxlbWVudGF0aW9uIGJhc2VkIG9uIGEgSFZNIGd1ZXN0OiBubyBl bXVsYXRlZCBkZXZpY2VzCj4gICAgICB3aWxsIGJlIHByb3ZpZGVkLCBpbnRlcmZhY2UgZXhhY3Rs eSB0aGUgc2FtZSBhcyBhIFBWSCBndWVzdCBleGNlcHQgZm9yIHRoZQo+ICAgICAgYm9vdCBBQkku Cj4KPiAgIDIuIFByb3ZpZGUgQUNQSSB0YWJsZXMgdG8gSFZNbGl0ZSBndWVzdHM6IHRoZSBpbml0 aWFsIHNldCBvZiBwcm92aWRlZCB0YWJsZXMKPiAgICAgIHdpbGwgYmU6IFJTRFQsIEZBRFQsIE1B RFQgKGlmZiBsb2NhbCBBUElDIGlzIGVuYWJsZWQpLgo+Cj4gICAzLiBFbmFibGUgdGhlIGxvY2Fs IEFQSUMgYnkgZGVmYXVsdCBmb3IgSFZNbGl0ZSBndWVzdHMuCj4KPiAgIDQuIFByb3ZpZGUgb3B0 aW9ucyB0byB4bC9saWJ4bCBpbiBvcmRlciB0byBhbGxvdyBhZG1pbnMgdG8gc2VsZWN0IHRoZQo+ ICAgICAgcHJlc2VuY2Ugb2YgYSBsb2NhbCBBUElDIGFuZCBJTyBBUElDIHRvIEhWTWxpdGUgZ3Vl c3RzLgo+Cj4gICA1LiBJbXBsZW1lbnQgYW4gZW11bGF0ZWQgUENJIFJvb3QgQ29tcGxleCBpbnNp ZGUgb2YgWGVuLgo+Cj4gICA2LiBQcm92aWRlIGEgRFNEVCB0YWJsZSB0byBIVk1saXRlIGd1ZXN0 cyBpbiBvcmRlciB0byBzaWduYWwgdGhlIHByZXNlbmNlCj4gICAgICBvZiBQQ0ktcGFzc3Rocm91 Z2ggZGV2aWNlcy4KPgo+IElNSE8sIHdlIHNob3VsZCBmb2N1cyBvbiAoMikgYW5kICgzKSBhdCB0 aGUgbW9tZW50LCBhbmQgKDQpIGlzIHF1aXRlIHRyaXZpYWwKPiBvbmNlIHRob3NlIHR3byBhcmUg aW4gcGxhY2UuICg1KSBhbmQgKDYpIHNob3VsZCBiZSBpbXBsZW1lbnRlZCBvbmNlIEhWTWxpdGUK PiBoYXJkd2FyZSBkb21haW5zIGFyZSBmdW5jdGlvbmFsLgo+Cj4gV2hlbiBpbXBsZW1lbnRpbmcg KDIpIGl0IHdvdWxkIGJlIGdvb2QgdG8gcGxhY2UgdGhlIEFDUEkgcmVsYXRlZCBjb2RlIGluIGEK PiBwbGFjZSB0aGF0J3MgYWNjZXNzaWJsZSBmcm9tIGxpYnhsLCBodm1sb2FkZXIgYW5kIFhlbiBp dHNlbGYsIGluIG9yZGVyCj4gdG8gcmVkdWNlIGNvZGUgZHVwbGljYXRpb24uIGh2bWxvYWRlciBh bHJlYWR5IGhhcyBtb3N0IGlmIG5vdCBhbGwgdGhlIHJlcXVpcmVkCj4gY29kZSBpbiBvcmRlciB0 byBidWlsZCB0aGUgdGFibGVzIHRoYXQgYXJlIG5lZWRlZCBmb3IgSFZNbGl0ZSBEb21VLgoKU2lu Y2UgSSBzdGFydGVkIHBva2luZyBhdCBBQ1BJIGNvZGUgaW4gaHZtbG9hZGVyIGFueXdheSBJIGNh biB0YWtlIGEgCnN0YWIgYXQgKDIpLgoKLWJvcmlzCgoKX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KWGVuLWRldmVsIG1haWxpbmcgbGlzdApYZW4tZGV2ZWxA bGlzdHMueGVuLm9yZwpodHRwOi8vbGlzdHMueGVuLm9yZy94ZW4tZGV2ZWwK