Re: [PATCH 23/25] [PATCH] paravirt hooks for arch initialization

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Aug 08 2007 - 10:14:25 EST


On Wednesday 08 August 2007 16:08:25 Glauber de Oliveira Costa wrote:
> On 8/8/07, Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > -static void discover_ebda(void)
> > > +void native_ebda_info(unsigned *addr, unsigned *size)
> >
> > I guess it would be better to use the resources frame work here.
> > Before checking EBDA check if it is already reserved. Then lguest/Xen
> > can reserve these areas and stop using it.
> Let's make sure I understand: So you suggest skipping discover
> altogether in case it is already reserved?

Yes


> I don't know exactly what other kinds of hooks we could put there.
> lguest surely didn't need any. Are you okay with just turning it into
> void by now ?

Yes.

-Andi
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