RE: Xen 4.17: Current status of series floating in ML

[Henry Wang <Henry.Wang@xxxxxxx>]

Hi Jan,

Thanks for your patience and detailed review of the list.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> Subject: Re: Xen 4.17: Current status of series floating in ML
> 
> On 15.08.2022 07:46, Henry Wang wrote:
> > 11. vpci: first series in preparation for vpci on ARM
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=660828
> > Status: Patch #1 needs actions from author. Patch #2 #3 need review.
> 
> It's more than just review. I've expressed elsewhere that I'm not
> convinced of the approach as a whole, complicating things further.
> A re-work towards using ref-counting on the devices likely can't be
> viewed as a re-submission (and hence likely won't qualify for 4.17
> anymore at this point), but I think that's the only (long term)
> viable path.

Sure, thanks for the clarification.

> > 6. x86/cpu: Drop _init from *_cpu_cap functions
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=666830
> > Status: Need review.
> 
> The replacement patch has gone in as 31b41ce858c8 ("x86/amd: only
> call setup_force_cpu_cap for boot CPU").

Oh thanks for this information and ...

> 
> > 12. x86: XSA-40{1,2,8} follow-up
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=663143
> > Status: Patch #7 #8 need replies from maintainer, the others merged.
> 
> Patch 7 was withdrawn, while I've committed patch 8 this morning.

...here.

> 
> > 14. [v2] x86/mem_sharing: support forks with active vPMU state
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=661567
> > Status: Waiting actions from author.
> 
> Isn't this commit 755087eb9b10?

My bad, I must have incorrectly greped the title when preparing this.

> 
> > 17. x86: Add MMIO Stale Data arch_caps to hardware domain
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=660729
> > Status: Waiting actions from author.
> 
> Afaict e83cd54611fe ("x86: Expose more MSR_ARCH_CAPS to hwdom").

Ah that explains why this and "PCI: avoid bogus calls to get_pseg()" is caught
by my list. I think I will need to improve the finding of superseded series.

> 
> 19. [PATCH v2 00/12] x86: memcpy() / memset() (non-)ERMS flavors plus
> fallout
> Status: Some parts committed, some parts entirely uncommented on.
> 
> 20. [PATCH 0/2] x86/vMCE: address handling related adjustments
> Status: Iirc no comments at all so far.
> 
> 21: [PATCH v2 0/2] x86/mwait-idle: (remaining) SPR support
> Status: Patch 1 still lacking an ack.
> 
> 22: [PATCH v2 0/8] x86emul: a few small steps towards disintegration
> Status: Iirc entirely ignored for about a year (since v1 submission).
> 
> 23: [PATCH 00/11] x86: support AVX512-FP16
> Status: v1 was reviewed, but some of the review comments need further
> clarifying before I can sensibly make/submit v2.
> Note: Depends on item 22 (albeit if absolutely necessary it could be
> re-based ahead).
> 
> > 5. tools/libxl: env variable to trusted default
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=664081
> > Status: Need reviews.
> 
> As per the XSA this isn't intended to be committed. If anything the
> XSA may want re-issuing with this patch.
> 
> 8. [PATCH v7 00/11] libs/guest: new CPUID/MSR interface
> Status: Largely reviewed iirc, but there was something Andrew's input
> was needed on, or he wasn't happy with.
> 
> 9. [XEN PATCH 0/2] libxl: replace deprecated -sdl and -soundhw qemu
> options
> Status: Patch 2 still having some discussion ongoing, i.e. as a
> committer it's not clear to me whether the patch will want a minor
> update.
> 
> > 2. PCI: avoid bogus calls to get_pseg()
> > https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/list/?series=666322
> > Status: Waiting for v2.
> 
> v2 was a 3-patch series which has gone in already.
> 
> 5. [PATCH 0/9] gnttab: further work from XSA-380 / -382 context
> Status: Some parts are controversial, but this shouldn't prevent the
> reviewing / progressing of non-controversial ones there (7-9).
> 
> 6: [XEN PATCH v2 0/4] xen: rework compat headers generation
> Status: The 3rd patch needs reviewing by someone speaking enough Perl.

Thanks for adding more things to track. Please feel free to add more if
there will be more in the future.

Kind regards,
Henry

> 
> Jan