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Merge branch 'xen_split_event_channels'
authorDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Fri, 24 May 2013 01:40:46 +0000 (18:40 -0700)
committerDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Fri, 24 May 2013 01:40:46 +0000 (18:40 -0700)
commit101c32924eced5ad8d44c29ff45c74c6ab1cf39e
treea39dca4181d43db663b5796335fecbed7b0ed34f
parentde44dcfbf24110285d8650635886d98faeb4cd00
parent80b62aad3889101fa4b8786bbc84a90f74e2b425
Merge branch 'xen_split_event_channels'

Wei Liu says:

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This series adds a new feature called split event channels.

In the original implementation, only one event channel is setup between
frontend and backend. This is not ideal as TX notification interferes with RX
notification. Using dedicated event channels for TX and RX solves this issue.

Changes since V2:
* feature_split_event_channels -> separate_tx_rx_irq
* make separate_tx_rx_irq bool
* document this feature in header file
* don't report fatal if writing feature to xenstore fails
* frontend will fall back to single event channel if new feature setup fails

Changes since V1:
* change subject lines of commits to be more specific
* add parameter feature_split_event_channels for xen-netback
* remove two dev_info
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Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>