Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [PATCH 1/3] xen dom0: Add support for theplatform_ops hypercall

From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
Date: Tue Nov 16 2010 - 10:54:10 EST


> > Why not just introduce the one we are using (just one right now)
> > and on subsequent patches that enable the functionality add it in this file?
>
> The main reason is that if some other branch also brings in platform.h
> then its easier to merge two copies of the same file rather than two
> subsets.

Sure, but in linux-next that is just one touch patch and Stephen said
he is Ok with those.

I like doing it (just stick in those that we use), b/c that way you have
an excellent view of when this feature went in the code and the relevant
git commits to blame.
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