Re: [Xen-devel] PATCH: Jeremy''s linux 2.6.33-pvops: wrong gntdev

Pasi Kärkkäinen
Mon, 02 Aug 2010 13:41:58 -0000

On Sun, Aug 01, 2010 at 09:27:09PM +0200, Michael Brade
wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I have compiled Xen and Jeremy''s linux-2.6-pvops.git kernel,
branch
> "xen/stable-2.6.33.x". This branch uses the wrong gntdev name
though, Xen
> says:
>

I''m not sure if xen/stable-2.6.33.x has all the patches..
xen/stable-2.6.32.x is what most people use..

-- Pasi

> xen be core: xen be core: can''t open gnttab device
>
> With the following patch Xen works:
>
> diff --git a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
> index ddc59cc..1bd01d4 100644
> --- a/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
> +++ b/drivers/xen/gntdev.c
> @@ -594,7 +594,7 @@ static const struct file_operations gntdev_fops = {
>
>  static struct miscdevice gntdev_miscdev = {
>         .minor        = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
> -       .name         = "gntdev",
> +       .name         = "xen/gntdev",
>         .fops         = &gntdev_fops,
>  };
>
>
> regards,
>   Michael
>
> PS: I am not on this list, so in case you have any comments please CC me.
>
> --
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