Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] gdbsx: prefer privcmd character device

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 10:20:11AM -0500, Doug Goldstein wrote:
> Prefer using the character device over the proc file if the character
> device exists.
> 
> CC: Elena Ufimtseva <elena.ufimtseva@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Doug Goldstein <cardoe@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> So this was originally submitted with 9c89dc95201 and 7d418eab3b6 and
> was rejected since the goal was to convert gdbsx to use libxc but that
> hasn't happened. /dev/xen/privcmd should be preferred and this change
> makes that happen. It would be nice if we landed this with the plan
> to convert gdbsx happening when it happens.

Oh well... I think this is fine.

Elena has the final verdict.

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