Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 0/4] XSAVE/XRSTOR fixes and enhancements

[Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 31/08/2010 08:35, "Weidong Han" <weidong.han@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Breaks backward compatibility by changing size of vcpu_guest_context (part
>> of the PV guest ABI). Totally unacceptable -- is this a nasty attempt to get
>>   
> yes, it cannot restore guest saved by old Xen. do you mean we should not
> change size of vcpu_guest_context in future?

Yes, and it's not just a save/restore issue. The PV guest itself handles
vcpu_guest_context when booting secondary vcpus (via VCPUOP_initialise). The
structure layout/size is set in stone.

 -- Keir



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