From mboxrd@z Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970
From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@suse.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC Design Doc] Add vNVDIMM support for Xen
Date: Fri, 22 Apr 2016 02:24:36 -0600
Message-ID: <5719FBE402000078000E48FC@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
References: <20160317142118.GC9842@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
 <20160329084735.GB3650@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
 <56FA62F302000078000E0C25@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
 <20160329101036.GC3650@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
 <56FA79E502000078000E0D36@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
 <20160408050245.GI3881@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
 <5707E1E002000078000E611B@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
 <20160412084539.GC3658@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
 <20160421050933.GA7471@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
 <571897B602000078000E43CB@prv-mh.provo.novell.com>
 <20160422023606.GA5975@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64
Return-path: <xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org>
In-Reply-To: <20160422023606.GA5975@hz-desktop.sh.intel.com>
Content-Disposition: inline
List-Unsubscribe: <http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/options/xen-devel>,
 <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xen.org?subject=unsubscribe>
List-Post: <mailto:xen-devel@lists.xen.org>
List-Help: <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xen.org?subject=help>
List-Subscribe: <http://lists.xen.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/xen-devel>,
 <mailto:xen-devel-request@lists.xen.org?subject=subscribe>
Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org
Sender: "Xen-devel" <xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org>
To: Haozhong Zhang <haozhong.zhang@intel.com>
Cc: Juergen Gross <JGross@suse.com>, Kevin Tian <kevin.tian@intel.com>, Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>, Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>, George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@eu.citrix.com>, Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>, Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com>, George Dunlap <george.dunlap@citrix.com>, "xen-devel@lists.xen.org" <xen-devel@lists.xen.org>, Jun Nakajima <jun.nakajima@intel.com>, Xiao Guangrong <guangrong.xiao@linux.intel.com>, Keir Fraser <keir@xen.org>
List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
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=