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From: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
To: Ian Jackson <Ian.Jackson@eu.citrix.com>
Cc: "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com" <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>,
	Ian Campbell <Ian.Campbell@citrix.com>,
	Stefano Stabellini <Stefano.Stabellini@eu.citrix.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/6] libxl: introduce libxl__alloc_vdev
Date: Tue, 3 Apr 2012 15:19:26 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.1204031517090.15151@kaball-desktop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20346.63616.101912.260089@mariner.uk.xensource.com>

On Tue, 3 Apr 2012, Ian Jackson wrote:
> Stefano Stabellini writes ("Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 5/6] libxl: introduce libxl__alloc_vdev"):
> > I don't feel that strongly about this, but given that the naming scheme
> > used in the guest is actually arbitrary at the moment (as in not document
> > or well defined anywhere), I would start the dynamic space before the
> > 26th device: I have the feeling that after "xvdz" the behavior is going
> > to be even less "defined". I suggest "xvdm" as a starting point.
> 
> That's fine, if the starting point is configurable.

I don't think it is worth adding one more option for something like
this: nobody should be using this option anyway. I am still unconvinced
there is a valid use case for this.
Can't we just agree on a starting point, any really?


> > > However, that does not mean that the guest should not document its
> > > naming conventions.  Perhaps this needs to be clarified in the
> > > document.
> > 
> > Right, but unless I am missing something there isn't such a thing at the
> > moment, at least in Linux.
> > 
> > I'll try to come up with a linux devid to vdev function true to the
> > original.
> 
> That would be good.  If you felt like documenting the Linux behaviour
> properly that would be good.  The section "Notes on Linux as a guest"
> in docs/misc/vbd-interface.text.

the best place for this would be in the Linux Documentation

  reply	other threads:[~2012-04-03 14:19 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 39+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2012-03-27 13:58 [PATCH 0/6] qdisk local attach Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 13:59 ` [PATCH 1/6] libxl: libxl_device_disk_local_attach return a new libxl_device_disk Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 14:07   ` Ian Campbell
2012-03-30 10:42     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 16:21   ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 10:43     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 13:59 ` [PATCH 2/6] libxl: introduce libxl__device_generic_add_t Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 14:04   ` Ian Campbell
2012-03-30 10:44     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 16:50   ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 10:46     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-04-02 16:18       ` Ian Jackson
2012-04-03 12:03         ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 13:59 ` [PATCH 3/6] libxl: add an xs_transaction_t parameter to two libxl functions Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 14:17   ` Ian Campbell
2012-03-27 16:50   ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-27 13:59 ` [PATCH 4/6] libxl: introduce libxl__device_disk_add_t Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 13:59 ` [PATCH 5/6] libxl: introduce libxl__alloc_vdev Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 14:21   ` Ian Campbell
2012-03-27 17:21     ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 11:43     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-30 12:14       ` Ian Campbell
2012-03-30 12:57         ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 17:19   ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 11:57     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-30 14:17       ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 15:23         ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-04-02 16:15           ` Ian Jackson
2012-04-03 13:15             ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-04-03 13:17               ` Ian Jackson
2012-04-03 14:19                 ` Stefano Stabellini [this message]
2012-04-03 14:24                   ` Ian Jackson
2012-04-10 17:37                     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-04-11 15:49                       ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 13:59 ` [PATCH 6/6] xl/libxl: implement QDISK libxl_device_disk_local_attach Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-27 17:20   ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 10:50     ` Stefano Stabellini
2012-03-30 13:47       ` Ian Jackson
2012-03-30 14:55         ` Stefano Stabellini

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