Re: [Xen-devel] Code freeze exception for Xen 4.9 ARM ITS emulation?

[André Przywara <andre.przywara@xxxxxxx>]

On 13/04/17 14:29, Julien Grall wrote:

Hi Julien,

>> The development of the ARM ITS emulation support has taken more time
>> than anticipated and I won't be able to address and fix all outstanding
>> comments until the official code freeze date.
>>
>> However the first part of the series is in a good shape and should be
>> ready to be merged in time.
>>
>> I was wondering if I could be granted a brief code freeze exception for
>> the remaining part of the series?
> 
> Thank you for your contributions. I spent yesterday reviewing the latest
> version (v8) and discovered potential locking issues in the series.

I see and honestly don't know an easy solution for this nasty problem.

> My understanding is they are not easily solvable and would require some
> rework of the vGIC. So I am afraid to say that ITS will not get merged
> for Xen 4.9. But keep in mind you can continue to work on this series
> and get it applied once next development window opens.

OK, thanks for your and Stefano's massive efforts in this matter anyway
and for your support and help.

I am looking forward to getting this code in the right shape in the next
weeks.

Cheers,
Andre.


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