Re: [PATCH v5 0/7] Domain on Static Allocation

[Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 24 Aug 2021, Penny Zheng wrote:
> Static Allocation refers to system or sub-system(domains) for which memory
> areas are pre-defined by configuration using physical address ranges.
> Those pre-defined memory, -- Static Memory, as parts of RAM reserved in the
> beginning, shall never go to heap allocator or boot allocator for any use.
> 
> Memory can be statically allocated to a domain using the property "xen,static-
> mem" defined in the domain configuration. The number of cells for the address
> and the size must be defined using respectively the properties
> "#xen,static-mem-address-cells" and "#xen,static-mem-size-cells".
> 
> This Patch Serie only talks about Domain on Static Allocation.
> 
> Looking into related [design link](
> https://lists.xenproject.org/archives/html/xen-devel/2021-05/msg00882.html)
> for more details.
> 
> The whole design is about Static Allocation and 1:1 direct-map, and this
> Patch Serie only covers parts of it, which are Domain on Static Allocation.
> Other features will be delievered through different patch series.


I reviewed the whole series and I think it is in great shape and really
close to be committed. Probably the series only needs one more update
and I think we should target the 4.16 release.

I haven't replied to all patches because I agree
with Julien and Jan's comments and everything else looked fine.