Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH V1 1/1] Xen/libxl: Perform PCI reset using 'reset' SysFS attribute

[Håkon Alstadheim <hakon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Den 14. des. 2017 21:22, skrev Govinda Tatti:
> 
>>>> In which case, xl needs to be backwards-compatible with kernels that
>>>> don't have your new feature: it will have to check for %s/reset, and
>>>> if it's not there, then try %/do_flr.
>>> I think this fix was planned more than a year back and even we pushed
>>> libxl
>>> fix
>>> ("do_flr" SysFSattribute) but linux kernel fix was not integrated for
>>> some
>>> reason.
>>> Now, we are revisitingboth linux kernel and libxl changes. In
>>> other-words,
>>> "do_flr" change is not being usedtoday since we don't have required code
>>> changes
>>> in the linux kernel.
>> Are you saying do_flr doesn't exist at all in any version of Linux,
>> and as such the line you're removing is currently pointless?
> Yes, that's correct. In other-words, it will not break any existing code
> or functionality.

Except for people, like me, running unofficial patches to linux. It
should be OK to assume they are watching this thread.

> 
> Cheers
> GOVINDA
> 
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