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Re: [Xen-devel] is_initial_xendomain()



Ian Pratt wrote:
>> #ifdef CONFIG_XEN_PRIVILEGED_GUEST
>> #define is_initial_xendomain() (xen_start_info->flags &
> SIF_INITDOMAIN)
>> #else
>> #define is_initial_xendomain() 0
>> #endif
>>
>> If that is acceptable, I'm ready to create a respective patch
>> (but I'd like to avoid spending time on it if there are objections).
> 
> Personally, I'd like to see CONFIG_XEN_PRIVILEGED_GUEST disappear
> altogether. The code size saving is small, and most people use the -xen
> kernel rather than  -xen0/-xenU anyway.

For development it's handy to have a separate xenU kernel, for both
build time and size.  Most size savings come from dropping all the
drivers though, not CONFIG_XEN_PRIVILEGED_GUEST.  And gcc should be
clever enougth to optimize away "if (0) { code block }", so you get the
size savings even with CONFIG_XEN_PRIVILEGED_GUEST being hidden in some
header file as listed above.

cheers,

  Gerd

-- 
Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@xxxxxxx>
http://www.suse.de/~kraxel/julika-dora.jpeg

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