Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for-4.6 v2] tools/hotplug: Add an initscript to start "xl devd" in a driver domain

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Jul 16, 2015 at 05:58:27PM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
> The removal of the udev rules highlighted that although it has been
> replaced by "xl devd" there isn't an initscript to replace it.
> 
> To enable this add a --pidfile option to xl devd.
> 
> Tested on Linux by running the script in dom0 and checking the daemon
> was started/stopped, but not in an actual driver domain environment
> since I don't have one conveniently available. I also checked that
> running without the --pidfile option still works.
> 
> Scripts mainly cribbed from the xencommons for each platform.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: George Dunlap <george.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> For 4.6: I think having removed the udev rules we ought to include
> this, it's basically zero risk to normal operation.
> 
> Nothing seems to start xl devd for domain 0 in *BSD, nor is xenbackend
> started. Is that correct?
> 

With my RM hat on:

Release-acked-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>

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