Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH for-4.10 3/5] tools/dombuilder: Switch to using gfn terminology for console and xenstore rings

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

On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 02:48:48PM +0000, Julien Grall wrote:
> Hi Roger,
> 
> On 06/10/17 11:36, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> > On Fri, Oct 06, 2017 at 10:03:39AM +0000, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> > > On 06/10/17 10:57, Roger Pau Monné wrote:
> > > > On Thu, Oct 05, 2017 at 06:23:41PM +0000, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> > > ARM uses libxl__build_pv(), not libxl__build_hvm()
> > 
> > Really? That's seems very wrong^W confusing IMHO. I'm quite sure that
> > with the changes I've made to libxl in PVHv2 ARM could use the HVM
> > guest type.
> 
> Yes we use PV type for ARM. I think the reason was because HVM would create
> QEMU by default. So PV was more closer here. It might be worth having a look
> how we can re-use the PVH path if it helps maintaining libxl.
> 
> Although, this may imply some changes to the user? (I am thinking of
> selecting pvh).

I'm quite sure you could make the default (and only) guest type 'pvh'
or 'hvm' on ARM, so that would be transparent to the user (as it is
now).

> I have created a task on Jira (XEN-102) to keep track of this idea.

Thanks!

Let me know if you need help.

Roger.

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