Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-qemu: register virtual iommu device on qemu pci bus

[Wei Wang2 <wei.wang2@xxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 15 December 2011 18:33:33 Ian Jackson wrote:
> Wei Wang2 writes ("[Xen-devel] [PATCH] xen-qemu: register virtual iommu 
device on qemu pci bus"):
> > Attached patch is for qemu to register iommu device on pci bus. Guest OS
> > requires this to access iommu pci config space in some cases.
>
> Thanks for this submission.
>
> However, we are trying to focus development on the new xen-supporting
> upstream qemu branches.
>
> This old qemu branch is basically dead.  We will have to give it
> bugfixes and security fixes, it in parallel with the new trees, for a
> long time (because old guests may need it).  So for that reason I
> would really prefer not to add new features to it.
>
> Would you be able to rebase your work on the upstream qemu ?  You will
> need Anthony Perard's PCI passthrough series of course, and you will
> also need to liase with qemu upstream (so I've CC'd their list) since
> it will be their tree that you'll be targeting.
>
> If there is a particular reason why this work should be in
> qemu-xen-unstable then please do say.  I'm open to being persuaded.
>
> Thanks,
> Ian.
Sure, I will do that. Thanks for the suggestion
Wei.


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