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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCHv1] xen/evtchn: add IOCTL_EVTCHN_RESTRICT



On 11/07/16 17:33, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> On 11/07/16 17:15, David Vrabel wrote:
>> On 11/07/16 16:31, Boris Ostrovsky wrote:
>>> On 07/11/2016 10:57 AM, David Vrabel wrote:
>>>> diff --git a/include/uapi/xen/evtchn.h b/include/uapi/xen/evtchn.h
>>>> index 14e833ee4..f057b53 100644
>>>> --- a/include/uapi/xen/evtchn.h
>>>> +++ b/include/uapi/xen/evtchn.h
>>>> @@ -85,4 +85,19 @@ struct ioctl_evtchn_notify {
>>>>  #define IOCTL_EVTCHN_RESET                                \
>>>>    _IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'E', 5, 0)
>>>>  
>>>> +/*
>>>> + * Restrict this file descriptor so that it can only be used to bind
>>>> + * new interdomain events from one domain.
>>>> + *
>>>> + * Once a file descriptor has been restricted it cannot be
>>>> + * de-restricted, and must be closed and re-opened.  Event channels
>>>> + * which were bound before restricting remain bound afterwards, and
>>>> + * can be notified as usual.
>>>> + */
>>>> +#define IOCTL_EVTCHN_RESTRICT_DOMID                       \
>>>> +  _IOC(_IOC_NONE, 'E', 100, sizeof(struct ioctl_evtchn_restrict_domid))
>>> Is there a reason why you picked 100 and not 6?
>> Because we've had this patch for years in xenserver like this and I
>> didn't see any need to change the ABI.  But if it's preferred I can make
>> this 6 (and manage the transition internally).
> 
> This should become 6, and we manage the transition.  It is not like its
> hard to manage.

Ok.

David

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