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From: "Bjørn Mork" <bjorn@mork.no>
To: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc: KY Srinivasan <kys@microsoft.com>,
	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 15:00:28 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <87fw7rhrpv.fsf@nemi.mork.no> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20120720160953.GA5802@kroah.com> (Greg KH's message of "Fri, 20 Jul 2012 09:09:53 -0700")

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? :-)


Bjørn

  parent reply	other threads:[~2012-08-13 13:01 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 [this message]
2012-08-13 13:04                                           ` KY Srinivasan
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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