RE: [Xen-devel] linux/arch/xen/i386 or linux/arch/i386/xen

["Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins)" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxx>]

Where are xen-generic header files going to go?
Where are arch-specific header files going to go?

Ar you going to try to get the structure right for
multiple arch's rather than just invert the structure?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris Wright [mailto:chrisw@xxxxxxxx] 
> Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 5:23 PM
> To: Mark Williamson
> Cc: Magenheimer, Dan (HP Labs Fort Collins); Chris Wright; 
> xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] linux/arch/xen/i386 or linux/arch/i386/xen
> 
> * Mark Williamson (mark.williamson@xxxxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> > > Hmmm... kinda ugly.  The right place for the (non-driver)
> > > files is probably in a top-level "xen" directory, but I'll
> > 
> > Well...  Most of the things that would end up under 
> drivers/xen would be a bit 
> > driver like" anyhow...  Things like the console, the 
> control interface... 
> > There's nothing stopping grant tables, kexec, some event 
> channel stuff, etc 
> > going in there too.  It does seem a bit "backwards" but I 
> guess all those 
> > things are "drivers" in some sense...
> 
> Yeah, and the primary point is to eliminate as much copied code as
> possible (at arch level).  So drivers/xen is closest fit (and not
> entirely w/out precedence).
> 
> > > bet it would take a very long lkml discussion to make that
> > > happen.
> > 
> > Heh, I'd love to see the fight that ensued if someone 
> suggested that at this 
> > point :-)  Maybe one day...
> 
> Heh ;-)
> 
> thanks,
> -chris
> 

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