Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/2] Add a new pvdrivers header to serve as the register of product numbers.

[Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Beulich [mailto:JBeulich@xxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 26 September 2012 13:46
> To: Paul Durrant
> Cc: xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 1/2] Add a new pvdrivers header to serve
> as the register of product numbers.
> 
> >>> On 26.09.12 at 14:23, Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > --- /dev/null
> > +++ b/xen/include/public/hvm/pvdrivers.h
> > @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
> > +/*
> > + * pvdrivers.h: Register of PV drivers product numbers.
> > + * Copyright (c) 2012, Citrix Systems Inc.
> > + *
> > + * Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
> copy
> > + * of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
> to
> > + * deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
> the
> > + * rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
> and/or
> > + * sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
> Software is
> > + * furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
> > + *
> > + * The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be
> included in
> > + * all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
> > + *
> > + * THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY
> KIND, EXPRESS OR
> > + * IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF
> MERCHANTABILITY,
> > + * FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO
> EVENT SHALL THE
> > + * AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM,
> DAMAGES OR OTHER
> > + * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR
> OTHERWISE, ARISING
> > + * FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE
> OR OTHER
> > + * DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
> > + */
> > +
> > +#ifndef _XEN_PUBLIC_PVDRIVERS_H_
> > +#define _XEN_PUBLIC_PVDRIVERS_H_
> > +
> > +/*
> > + * This is the master registry of product numbers for
> > + * PV drivers.
> > + * If you need a new product number allocating, please
> > + * post to xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx  You should NOT use
> 
> @lists.xen.org
>

Good point. That was historic. I'll fix it up.
 
> > + * a product number without allocating one.
> > + * If you maintain a separate versioning and distribution path
> > + * for PV drivers you should have a separate product number so
> > + * that your drivers can be separated from others.
> > + *
> > + * During development, you may use the product ID to
> > + * indicate a driver which is yet to be released.
> 
> Which "the product ID"?
> 

The ones post-fixed '_ID'.

  Paul

> Jan
> 
> > + */
> > +
> > +#define    PVDRIVERS_XENSOURCE_WINDOWS_ID
>       0x0001  /* Citrix */
> > +#define    PVDRIVERS_XENSOURCE_WINDOWS_NAME        "xensource-
> windows"
> > +
> > +#define    PVDRIVERS_GPLPV_WINDOWS_ID              0x0002  /*
> James Harper */
> > +#define    PVDRIVERS_GPLPV_WINDOWS_NAME            "gplpv-
> windows"
> > +
> > +#define    PVDRIVERS_EXPERIMENTAL_ID               0xffff
> > +#define    PVDRIVERS_EXPERIMENTAL_NAME
>       "experimental"
> > +
> > +#endif /* _XEN_PUBLIC_PVDRIVERS_H_ */
> > --
> > 1.7.2.5
> >
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