Re: [PATCH v3 00/13] introduce the Xen PV Calls frontend

From: Boris Ostrovsky
Date: Thu Aug 10 2017 - 11:08:59 EST


On 07/31/2017 06:57 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> this series introduces the frontend for the newly introduced PV Calls
> procotol.
>
> PV Calls is a paravirtualized protocol that allows the implementation of
> a set of POSIX functions in a different domain. The PV Calls frontend
> sends POSIX function calls to the backend, which implements them and
> returns a value to the frontend and acts on the function call.
>
> For more information about PV Calls, please read:
>
> https://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/pvcalls.html
>
> This patch series only implements the frontend driver. It doesn't
> attempt to redirect POSIX calls to it. The functions exported in
> pvcalls-front.h are meant to be used for that. A separate patch series
> will be sent to use them and hook them into the system.

Stefano,


Should this be reviewed or are you going to send another version?

-boris