From: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>
To: "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn@mork.no>, "Greg KH" <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
"devel@linuxdriverproject.org" <devel@linuxdriverproject.org>,
"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] drivers: hv: use Linux version in guest ID
Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:04:35 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <426367E2313C2449837CD2DE46E7EAF9236BF42E@SN2PRD0310MB382.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <87fw7rhrpv.fsf@nemi.mork.no>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bjørn Mork [mailto:bjorn@mork.no]
> Sent: Monday, August 13, 2012 9:00 AM
> To: Greg KH
> Cc: KY Srinivasan; Paolo Bonzini; devel@linuxdriverproject.org; linux-
> kernel@vger.kernel.org
> Subject: Re: [PATCH] drivers: hv: use Linux version in guest ID
>
> Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> writes:
> > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 04:02:44PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> >> > On Fri, Jul 20, 2012 at 10:03:08AM +0200, Bjørn Mork wrote:
> >> >
> >> > > +/* Linux vendor ID allocated by Microsoft */
> >> > > +#define HV_LINUX_GUEST_ID_VENDOR 0xB16B
> >> > > +
> >> > > +/* Creating a guest ID conforming to the encoding recommended by
> >> > > + * Microsoft, with variant and build fixed to 0
> >> >
> >> > We could use the kernel build number here as well, if we really wanted
> >> > it, right?
>
> Yes, we could. I just didn't see any value it that. Why would you want
> your hypervisor to care about some arbitrary build number?
>
> But it can of course be added if anyone needs it.
>
> >> > Otherwise, I like this patch, KY, any objection to me taking it?
> >>
> >> Greg,
> >>
> >> If it is ok with you can we wait a couple of days. I am pushing to get
> information
> >> back from folks within MSFT. I am hoping we can fix this issue soon.
> >
> > Ok, I'll hold on to it for a week or so.
>
> Not to nag or anything like that, but ... It's been a week or so now,
> hasn't it? :-)
In the interim, I have submitted a patch that conforms to the MSFT guidelines
for generating guest IDs for non-MSFT operating systems on Hyper-V.
Regards,
K. Y
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2012-08-13 13:04 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 46+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-22 16:17 Hyper-V TODO file K. Y. Srinivasan
2011-09-22 16:05 ` Joe Perches
2011-09-22 17:04 ` Greg KH
2011-09-22 17:20 ` KY Srinivasan
2011-09-22 17:36 ` Greg KH
2011-09-22 18:22 ` KY Srinivasan
2011-10-04 13:59 ` KY Srinivasan
2011-10-04 17:04 ` Greg KH
2011-10-04 17:23 ` KY Srinivasan
2011-10-04 19:34 ` Move hyperv out of the drivers/staging/ directory Greg KH
2011-10-04 21:22 ` KY Srinivasan
2011-10-05 2:49 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-13 10:23 ` 0xB16B00B5? Really? (was Re: Move hyperv out of the drivers/staging/ directory) Paolo Bonzini
2012-07-13 13:13 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-13 13:15 ` Paolo Bonzini
2012-07-13 13:21 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-13 20:30 ` 2976579765? " Paul Bolle
2012-07-13 13:24 ` 0xB16B00B5? " Borislav Petkov
2012-07-13 19:00 ` Steven Rostedt
2012-07-14 10:50 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-07-13 15:27 ` [PATCH] hv: Change the guest ID value Matthew Garrett
2012-07-19 2:11 ` 0xB16B00B5? Really? (was Re: Move hyperv out of the drivers/staging/ directory) KY Srinivasan
2012-07-19 15:30 ` Borislav Petkov
2012-07-19 15:53 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-19 21:07 ` Greg KH (gregkh@linuxfoundation.org)
2012-07-19 21:22 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-19 22:01 ` Greg KH (gregkh@linuxfoundation.org)
2012-07-19 22:30 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-19 23:18 ` Anthony Liguori
2012-07-20 0:37 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-19 23:28 ` Greg KH (gregkh@linuxfoundation.org)
2012-07-20 0:41 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-20 7:59 ` Bjørn Mork
2012-07-20 8:03 ` [PATCH] drivers: hv: use Linux version in guest ID Bjørn Mork
2012-07-20 15:26 ` Greg KH
2012-07-20 16:02 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-20 16:09 ` Greg KH
2012-07-22 15:16 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-08-13 13:00 ` Bjørn Mork
2012-08-13 13:04 ` KY Srinivasan [this message]
2012-08-13 13:33 ` Bjørn Mork
2012-08-13 14:20 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-20 14:00 ` 0xB16B00B5? Really? (was Re: Move hyperv out of the drivers/staging/ directory) KY Srinivasan
2012-07-20 15:03 ` richard -rw- weinberger
2012-07-20 15:16 ` KY Srinivasan
2012-07-21 23:21 ` valdis.kletnieks
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