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RE: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Parallel/Serial/Monitor/pyGRUB ReiserFS/others support/fixes



Yeah, it's fixed. 

Thanks!
Dongxiao

Keir Fraser wrote:
> Hopefully I've fixed this with c/s 20719.
> 
>  -- Keir
> 
> On 24/12/2009 07:43, "Xu, Dongxiao" <dongxiao.xu@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
>> Hi, Daniel,
>> Could you help to check your patch which is checked in as C/S 20717?
>> It seems that VM save/restore/migration and reboot is broken since
>> this changeset. 
>> 
>> Thanks!
>> Dongxiao
>> 
>> Daniel Kiper wrote:
>>> Hello,
>>> 
>>>>>>> xen-unstable-hvmloader-strip_20091222.patch:
>>>>>>>   Strip hvmloader after compile. dh_strip from debhelper
>>>>>>>   does not strip binaries without execute attribute.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> I don't see the point of doing this. We don't in general strip
>>>>>> stuff we build under tools/, the extra disc space taken is
>>>>>> trivial, and symbols can be convenient to have around. I just
>>>>>>  don't see the win. - Not applying to xen-unstable or xen-3.4
>>>>> 
>>>>> Yes, it is the packager's responsibility to take care of this if
>>>>> they deem it necessary, either manually or by adding +x so that
>>>>> dh_strip takes care of it.
>>>> 
>>>> Actually hvmloader seems to be a+x already, in all my build trees.
>>> 
>>> FYI:
>>> xen-3.4.2/tools/firmware/hvmloader/hvmloader: 0755
>>> xen-3.4.2/dist/install/usr/lib/xen/boot/hvmloader: 0644
>>> 
>>> OK, I agree that this patch break general
>>> rule and should not be applied.
>>> 
>>>>> xen-unstable-parallel-serial-monitor_20091223.patch:
>>>> 
>>>> Xend parts look good. The hvmloader parts look unnecessary (since
>>>> we currently always declare LPT1 present) and dangerous (Windows
>>>> guests which were installed on old Xen iirc get upset if they
>>>> later boot and see LTP1 not-present in ACPI tables). There'd need
>>>>  to be a *good* reason for hiding LTP1 in DSDT therefore. -
>>>> Partially applied to unstable; not applied to 3.4
>>> 
>>> 1) I think that parallel port configuration should be similar to
>>>    serial port configuration. With that idea in mind this patch was
>>>    created (and some code were copied from serial config).
>>> 2) I tested this patch with Windows Vista Business SP2 and
>>>    Finnix Ver. 92.1 as a guests and everything worked without   
>>> any problem. 3) I do not like that broken/disabled devices appear
>>>    in config/device manager without any warning. In this situation
>>>    disabled LPT1 port appear in Windows Device Manager without any
>>>    warning. I think it is confusing for users when they see working
>>> devices in WDM and    they could not use them. 4) As I mentioned
>>>    earlier, all patches (including this one) do not change default
>>>    behavior of Xen. It means that default QEMU configuration is not
>>>    changed when parallel option is not specified in config file. If
>>>    somebody would like to disable LPT1, he/she should have
>>>    possibility to do that in proper way. I think it is another
>>> question that he/she is aware what is he/she doing. 
>>> 
>>> That is why I think
>>> xen-unstable-parallel-serial-monitor_20091223.patch patch should be
>>> fully applied. 
>>> 
>>> Daniel Kiper
>>> 
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