Message ID | 1696010501-24584-1-git-send-email-nunodasneves@linux.microsoft.com (mailing list archive) |
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Headers | show |
Series | Introduce /dev/mshv drivers | expand |
On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01:41AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote: > --- /dev/null > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mshv.h > @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ Much better. > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > + > +/* > + * Userspace interface for /dev/mshv > + * Microsoft Hypervisor root partition APIs > + * NOTE: This API is not yet stable! Sorry, that will not work for obvious reasons. greg k-h
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:11:37AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01:41AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote: > > --- /dev/null > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mshv.h > > @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ > > Much better. > > > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > + > > +/* > > + * Userspace interface for /dev/mshv > > + * Microsoft Hypervisor root partition APIs > > + * NOTE: This API is not yet stable! > > Sorry, that will not work for obvious reasons. This can be removed. For practical purposes, the API has been stable for the past three years. Thanks, Wei. > > greg k-h
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 06:11:19PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote: > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:11:37AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01:41AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote: > > > --- /dev/null > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mshv.h > > > @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ > > > > Much better. > > > > > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > + > > > +/* > > > + * Userspace interface for /dev/mshv > > > + * Microsoft Hypervisor root partition APIs > > > + * NOTE: This API is not yet stable! > > > > Sorry, that will not work for obvious reasons. > > This can be removed. For practical purposes, the API has been stable for > the past three years. Then who wrote this text? confused, greg k-h
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:31:13PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 06:11:19PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:11:37AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01:41AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote: > > > > --- /dev/null > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mshv.h > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ > > > > > > Much better. > > > > > > > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > > + > > > > +/* > > > > + * Userspace interface for /dev/mshv > > > > + * Microsoft Hypervisor root partition APIs > > > > + * NOTE: This API is not yet stable! > > > > > > Sorry, that will not work for obvious reasons. > > > > This can be removed. For practical purposes, the API has been stable for > > the past three years. > > Then who wrote this text? I don't think this matter, does it? This patch series had been rewritten so many times internally to conform to upstream standard it is very difficult to track down who wrote this and when. If you have concrete concerns about removing the text, please let me know. Thanks, Wei. > > confused, > > greg k-h
On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 09:13:07PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote: > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:31:13PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 06:11:19PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote: > > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:11:37AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01:41AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote: > > > > > --- /dev/null > > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mshv.h > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ > > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ > > > > > > > > Much better. > > > > > > > > > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > > > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > > > + > > > > > +/* > > > > > + * Userspace interface for /dev/mshv > > > > > + * Microsoft Hypervisor root partition APIs > > > > > + * NOTE: This API is not yet stable! > > > > > > > > Sorry, that will not work for obvious reasons. > > > > > > This can be removed. For practical purposes, the API has been stable for > > > the past three years. > > > > Then who wrote this text? > > I don't think this matter, does it? This patch series had been rewritten > so many times internally to conform to upstream standard it is very > difficult to track down who wrote this and when. The point is someone wrote this for a good reason so figuring out why that was done would be good for you all to do as maybe it is true! > If you have concrete concerns about removing the text, please let me > know. You need to verify that the comment is not true before removing it, otherwise you all will have a very hard time in the future when things change... thanks, greg k-h
On Sun, Oct 01, 2023 at 08:20:37AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 09:13:07PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote: > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:31:13PM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 06:11:19PM +0000, Wei Liu wrote: > > > > On Sat, Sep 30, 2023 at 08:11:37AM +0200, Greg KH wrote: > > > > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2023 at 11:01:41AM -0700, Nuno Das Neves wrote: > > > > > > --- /dev/null > > > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/mshv.h > > > > > > @@ -0,0 +1,306 @@ > > > > > > +/* SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 WITH Linux-syscall-note */ > > > > > > > > > > Much better. > > > > > > > > > > > +#ifndef _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > > > > +#define _UAPI_LINUX_MSHV_H > > > > > > + > > > > > > +/* > > > > > > + * Userspace interface for /dev/mshv > > > > > > + * Microsoft Hypervisor root partition APIs > > > > > > + * NOTE: This API is not yet stable! > > > > > > > > > > Sorry, that will not work for obvious reasons. > > > > > > > > This can be removed. For practical purposes, the API has been stable for > > > > the past three years. > > > > > > Then who wrote this text? > > > > I don't think this matter, does it? This patch series had been rewritten > > so many times internally to conform to upstream standard it is very > > difficult to track down who wrote this and when. > > The point is someone wrote this for a good reason so figuring out why > that was done would be good for you all to do as maybe it is true! > > > If you have concrete concerns about removing the text, please let me > > know. > > You need to verify that the comment is not true before removing it, > otherwise you all will have a very hard time in the future when things > change... I understand your point. Thanks, I will make sure to do that. :-) Thanks, Wei. > > thanks, > > greg k-h