Re: [stable-4.10: PATCH] xen: revert commits 72a9b186292 and da72ff5bfcb0
From: Greg KH
Date: Thu Apr 13 2017 - 12:56:14 EST
On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 06:28:33PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> On 13/04/17 18:24, Greg KH wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 13, 2017 at 04:49:49PM +0200, Juergen Gross wrote:
> >> Revert commit 72a9b186292 ("xen: Remove event channel notification
> >> through Xen PCI platform device") as the original analysis was wrong
> >> that all the removed code isn't in use any more. As commit da72ff5bfcb0
> >> ("partially revert xen: Remove event channel notification through Xen
> >> PCI platform device") reverted already some parts of it revert this
> >> commit, too.
> >>
> >> It is still necessary for old Xen versions (< 4.0) and for being able
> >> to run the Linux kernel as dom0 in a nested Xen environment.
> >
> > Is there a commit in Linus's tree that matches this revert as well?
>
> Not yet. I'm working on it.
I'd prefer to take the same exact commit please. That way nothing
diverges here.
thanks,
greg k-h