Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v2 2/3] xen/privcmd: Add IOCTL_PRIVCMD_DM_OP

[Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Boris Ostrovsky [mailto:boris.ostrovsky@xxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: 13 February 2017 14:09
> To: Paul Durrant <Paul.Durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] xen/privcmd: Add IOCTL_PRIVCMD_DM_OP
> 
> 
> >> How about something like (with rather arbitrary values)
> >>
> >> #define PRIVCMD_DMOP_MAX_NUM_BUFFERS       16
> >> #define PRIVCMD_DMOP_MAX_TOT_BUFFER_SZ     4096
> >>
> >> and make them part of the interface (i.e. put them into privcmd.h)?
> >
> > Given that the values are arbitrary, I think it may be better to make them
> module params. They can then at least be tweaked if privcmd becomes a
> problem with later dm_ops.
> 
> Making them adjustable is a good thing but we still need default values.
> 

Oh, sure. I think I'll actually go for 16 bufs and a max of 4k per bufs as 
defaults. Patch v3 (including a fix for the arm build) coming shortly.

Cheers,

  Paul

> 
> -boris

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