Re: [PATCH v4 5/9] xen/gntdev: Allow mappings for DMA buffers

[Boris Ostrovsky]

On 06/15/2018 02:50 AM, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
> On 06/15/2018 09:46 AM, Juergen Gross wrote:
>> On 15/06/18 08:32, Oleksandr Andrushchenko wrote:
>>> Please note, that this will need a change (attached) while
>>> applying to the mainline kernel because of API changes [1].
>>>
>>> Unfortunately, current Xen tip kernel tree is v4.17-rc5 based,
>>> so I cannot make the change in this patch now.
>> I don't see any chance this series could go into 4.18, as the merge
>> window is just closing. So please post the patch based on current
>> Linux master of torvalds/linux.git
> Ok, I'll wait for any comments/r-b's and then rebase to
> torvalds/linux.git and push v5?

As I mentioned earlier, I would very much like at least a review of the
new interfaces by someone more knowledgeable than me.


> BTW, is there any plan to rebase Xen tip kernel?


It is typically rebased to rc5 or r6, at which point patches for the
next merge window are applied.

-borsi