Re: [Xen-devel] Xen Community Call on new PV protocols, Tuesday 10th Jan 9AM PST

[Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 11:29:44AM -0800, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> These are the minutes I took during the call:
> 
> Xen PV Drivers Lifecycle document ready to be committed.
> 
> Common Pitfalls for new PV protocols:
> - 32 vs 64 fields
> - not Linux centric
> - missing version fields and feature flags
> 
> Full list of outstanding PV protocols:
> pvcalls, xen-9pfs, multitouch events, sound, display, netfront/netback 
> extension
> 
> PVCalls: should be OK to move forward, Konrad will review next
> Sound: should be OK to move forward, Konrad will review next
> Display: concerns about whether it will replace xenfb. Konrad will take
> a look after
> Multitouch: new, but simple, Stefano will review
> Netfront/netback extension: new, still many comments outstanding,
> probably not for the next release
> 
> Things to do
> - use pahole 32 bit and 64 bit to check the structs, publish the output
>   on xendevel

Sorry, I wasn't able to attend the call, but didn't we agree that all new
protocols would be described using binary layouts instead of C structs?

Roger.

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