Re: [PATCH] CHANGELOG.md: Make PV shim smaller by factoring out HVM-specific shadow code

[Ian Jackson <iwj@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

George Dunlap writes ("Re: [PATCH] CHANGELOG.md: Make PV shim smaller by 
factoring out HVM-specific shadow code"):
> I don’t understand why the two of you are downplaying your work so much.  
> Yes, these are all only incremental improvements; but they are improvements; 
> and the cumulative effect of loads of incremental improvements can be 
> significant.  Communicating to people just what the nature of all these 
> incremental improvements are is important.

I agree with George here.

There ae a number of reasons why behind-the-scenes work with little
(intentional) user-visible impact are useful to note in the
CHANGELOG.md.  With my Release Manager hat on I would like to see, for
example,

>> + - Factored out HVM-specific shadow code, allowing PV shim to be slimmer

something about htis work in the CHANGELOG.md.

IDK precisely, and I don't think George does either, what a good and
accurate statement is.  But I guess we will go with the text above if
we don't get something better.

George, were there other changelog items that were subject to a
a similar question ?  I don't find them in my email with a quick look
but I suspect I have missed one or two ?


Thanks,
Ian,