Re: [Xen-devel] Xen Community Call on new PV protocols, Tuesday 10th Jan 9AM PST

[Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 12 Jan 2017, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:29:44AM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> > These are the minutes I took during the call:
> > 
> > Xen PV Drivers Lifecycle document ready to be committed.
> > 
> > Common Pitfalls for new PV protocols:
> > - 32 vs 64 fields
> > - not Linux centric
> > - missing version fields and feature flags
> > 
> > Full list of outstanding PV protocols:
> > pvcalls, xen-9pfs, multitouch events, sound, display, netfront/netback 
> > extension
> > 
> > PVCalls: should be OK to move forward, Konrad will review next
> > Sound: should be OK to move forward, Konrad will review next
> > Display: concerns about whether it will replace xenfb. Konrad will take
> > a look after
> > Multitouch: new, but simple, Stefano will review
> > Netfront/netback extension: new, still many comments outstanding,
> > probably not for the next release
> > 
> > Things to do
> > - use pahole 32 bit and 64 bit to check the structs, publish the output
> >   on xendevel
> 
> Sorry, I wasn't able to attend the call, but didn't we agree that all new
> protocols would be described using binary layouts instead of C structs?

Yes, this is in addition to it, not instead, and it is just a little
courtesy for reviewers.

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