Re: [PATCH] xen: core dom0 support

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>]

* Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >>> In three years time, will we regret having merged this?
> >> Its a pretty minor amount of extra stuff on top of what's been 
> >> added over the last 3 years, so I don't think it's going to 
> >> tip the scales on its own.  I wouldn't be comfortable in 
> >> trying to merge something that's very intrusive.
> > 
> > Hm, how can the same code that you call "massive out-of-tree 
> > patches which doesn't make anyone happy" in an out of tree 
> > context suddenly become non-intrusive "minor amount of extra 
> > stuff" in an upstream context?
> 
> The current, out-of-tree xen kernel stuff is based on 2.6.18. 
> [...]

Sure, but what i'm pointing out is the following aspect of 
communication:

>>> [...] At the moment its all running on massive out-of-tree 
>>> patches, which doesn't make anyone happy.  It's best that it 
>>> be in the mainline kernel.  You know, like we argue for 
>>> everything else.

Comparing it to a 2.6.18 base is simply misleading when it comes 
to upstreaming something. Enterprise distros will rebase, and 
their out-of-tree pile of patches will shrink.

	Ingo