From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751662Ab2HMNEw (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:04:52 -0400 Received: from db3ehsobe003.messaging.microsoft.com ([213.199.154.141]:57961 "EHLO db3outboundpool.messaging.microsoft.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751229Ab2HMNEu (ORCPT ); Mon, 13 Aug 2012 09:04:50 -0400 X-Forefront-Antispam-Report: CIP:131.107.125.8;KIP:(null);UIP:(null);IPV:NLI;H:TK5EX14MLTC103.redmond.corp.microsoft.com;RD:none;EFVD:NLI X-SpamScore: -8 X-BigFish: VS-8(zz98dI9371Ic89bh542M1432Izz1202hzz8275dhz2fh2a8h683h839h93fhd25hf0ah107ah) X-Forefront-Antispam-Report-Untrusted: CIP:157.56.234.5;KIP:(null);UIP:(null);(null);H:SN2PRD0310HT005.namprd03.prod.outlook.com;R:internal;EFV:INT From: KY Srinivasan To: =?utf-8?B?QmrDuHJuIE1vcms=?= , Greg KH CC: Paolo Bonzini , "devel@linuxdriverproject.org" , "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" Subject: RE: [PATCH] drivers: hv: use Linux version in guest ID Thread-Topic: [PATCH] drivers: hv: use Linux version in guest ID Thread-Index: AQHNeVPH89FPJRfAcEaBVc7d2VxtVZdXtRFw Date: Mon, 13 Aug 2012 13:04:35 +0000 Message-ID: <426367E2313C2449837CD2DE46E7EAF9236BF42E@SN2PRD0310MB382.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> References: <87fw8mlv7e.fsf@nemi.mork.no> <1342771388-24389-1-git-send-email-bjorn@mork.no> <20120720152650.GA5201@kroah.com> <426367E2313C2449837CD2DE46E7EAF923547836@SN2PRD0310MB382.namprd03.prod.outlook.com> <20120720160953.GA5802@kroah.com> <87fw7rhrpv.fsf@nemi.mork.no> In-Reply-To: <87fw7rhrpv.fsf@nemi.mork.no> Accept-Language: en-US Content-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-originating-ip: [173.61.55.165] Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 X-OrganizationHeadersPreserved: SN2PRD0310HT005.namprd03.prod.outlook.com X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%0$Dn%*$RO%0$TLS%0$FQDN%$TlsDn% X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%59$Dn%MORK.NO$RO%2$TLS%6$FQDN%131.107.125.5$TlsDn% X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%59$Dn%LINUXFOUNDATION.ORG$RO%2$TLS%6$FQDN%131.107.125.5$TlsDn% X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%59$Dn%REDHAT.COM$RO%2$TLS%6$FQDN%131.107.125.5$TlsDn% X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%59$Dn%LINUXDRIVERPROJECT.ORG$RO%2$TLS%6$FQDN%131.107.125.5$TlsDn% X-FOPE-CONNECTOR: Id%59$Dn%VGER.KERNEL.ORG$RO%2$TLS%6$FQDN%131.107.125.5$TlsDn% X-CrossPremisesHeadersPromoted: TK5EX14MLTC103.redmond.corp.microsoft.com X-CrossPremisesHeadersFiltered: TK5EX14MLTC103.redmond.corp.microsoft.com X-OriginatorOrg: microsoft.com Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-MIME-Autoconverted: from base64 to 8bit by mail.home.local id q7DD4vOc008519 > -----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 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 {.n++%ݶw{.n+{G{ayʇڙ,jfhz_(階ݢj"mG?&~iOzv^m ?I