RE: [opensuse-kernel] Modularize PS/2 driver for Xen/EC2

>>> On 24.04.14 at 10:51, <mail@davykager.nl> wrote:
>> From: Jan Beulich [mailto:JBeulich@suse.com]
>> >>> On 24.04.14 at 10:27, <mail@davykager.nl> wrote:
>> > *  Seems to boot just like kernel-xen.  Are (all) Xen DomU-specific
>> > patches in this kernel?
>> 
>> Yes, the sources the various flavors get built from are the same.
> 
> Okay, and this also goes for SUSE patches and Xen-optimized kernel 
> configuration changes?  That is, kernel-ec2 is like kernel-xen minus the 
> hypervisor/Dom0 side of things, and minus real hardware drivers?  And I'm not 
> doing something silly running this on a relatively modern Xen PV system?

Yes, yes, and yes.

> Would be great if the SERIO/I8042/LIBPS2/MOUSEDEV bits can be taken care of 
> for kernel-ec2.  I appreciate that doing this for all kernels would be a risk 
> that isn't worth taking if the only real advantage is that some people save 1 
> second on their boot process while others are left with broken hardware.

Will be done (already queued locally), but not immediately (likely only
with the first 3.15-rc Xen merge).

Jan

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