Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/6] Use system blktap

[Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2015-07-07 at 15:59 +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
> On 07/07/2015 03:52 PM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> > On Tue, 2015-07-07 at 15:24 +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
> >> On 07/07/2015 03:21 PM, Ian Campbell wrote:
> >>> On Mon, 2015-07-06 at 11:51 +0100, George Dunlap wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> George Dunlap (6): 
> >>>>   libxl: Make local_initiate_attach more rational
> >>>>   libxl: Remove linux udev rules
> >>>>   tools: Add a block-tap script for setting up tapdisks via tap-ctl
> >>>>   libxl: Use the block-tap script for LIBXL_DISK_BACKEND_TAP
> >>>>   tools: Remove in-tree blktap2
> >>>>   libxl: Add more logging to hotplug script path
> >>>
> >>> Could some subset of this series safely go in now? I'm thinking in
> >>> particular of:
> >>>   libxl: Make local_initiate_attach more rational
> >>>   libxl: Add more logging to hotplug script path
> >>>
> >>> Which look useful and standalone, assuming the first doesn't need any of
> >>> the rest.
> >>>
> >>> I'm not sure if the udev stuff makes sense without the blktap script
> >>> stuff (which appears to need a little more discussion if nothing else).
> >>> I'll take it if you say it is safe to do so...
> >>
> >> The first three can go in without any regressions,
> > 
> > ITYM the first two and sixth? i.e.
> > 
> > b1882a4 libxl: Make local_initiate_attach more rational
> > 2ba368d libxl: Remove linux udev rules
> > eff228d libxl: Add more logging to hotplug script path
> > 
> > So that is what I'm in the middle of applying...
> 
> Well actually I meant the first three. :-)
> 
> To quote myself from the cover letter:
> 
> "The third patch (tools: Add a block-tap script for setting up tapdisks
> via tap-ctl) can also be checked in independently from the fourth and
> fifth, as it allows someone to disable blktap support in configure but
> still use externally-built tap-ctl binaries (albeit with a different
> disk string)."

Sorry, I was getting confused between this and the next patch.

I'll apply the three above plus the third one.

Ian.


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