Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] evtchn: make EVTCHNOP_reset suitable for kexec

["Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>]

>>> On 25.07.14 at 18:23, <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Right - digging into the history shows that this was introduced 7 years
> ago as a mixed toolstack or use-on-self hypercall.  In the toolstack
> case, clearing all channels unconditionally is fine as the toolstack can
> reset the xenstore/console event channels.
> 
> However, when using it with DOMID_SELF, the domain will clobber itself
> irrevocably.
> 
> I think it would be acceptable to reset the console and store event
> channels if and only if current->domain != d

To that I agree.

Jan


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