Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl_pci: check that host device is assignable before adding to the domain

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 17, 2012 at 09:24:39AM -0500, djmagee@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Ian Campbell [mailto:Ian.Campbell@xxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2012 9:16 AM
> > To: djmagee@xxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Ian Jackson; Stefano Stabellini
> > Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] libxl_pci: check that host device is
> > assignable before adding to the domain
> > 
> > Please don't top post.
> > 
> > On Tue, 2012-01-17 at 14:05 +0000, djmagee@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> > > That was my first thought, but this was also the first thing in libxl
> > > I touched and wasn't sure what would happen if I ended up nesting
> > > GC_INITs.  If it's safe to do then I can call
> > > libxl_device_pci_list_assignable, otherwise I'd have to pull the meat
> > > out and put it in another function.  What's the best way to do it?
> > 
> > You can use libxl__gc_owner(gc) (or the helpful CTX macro) to get a ctx
> > from a gc which you use to call an externally visible function from
> > within libxl -- it'll do the right thing (TM).
> 
> Cool, I'll send an updated patch along today.

You might want to check for 'xen-pciback', 'pciback' and 'pci-stub'
as they are valid.
> 
> Doug
> 
> > 
> > Ian.
> > 
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