On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 11:30:32AM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 10:27:47AM +0100, Wei Liu wrote:
> > On Sun, Jul 24, 2016 at 09:27:13PM +0200, Marek Marczykowski-Górecki wrote:
> > > It is no longer required since xl devd use /dev/xen interface.
> > > 
> > 
> > How would this unit work when there is no /dev/xen interface?
> 
> Does it happen in reality? I thought /proc/xen is deprecated for a long
> time...
> 

I can't tell whether it happens in reality or not. I also hope to get
rid of deprecated interface but they are here to stay for as long as it
takes.

I guess the question is, do you have a compelling reason against keeping
this dependency?

Wei.

> > To be precise, we prefer /dev/xen interfaces whenever possible but there
> > is a fallback to /proc/xen. Note that a lot of other unit files have
> > this dependency on proc-xen.mount.
> > 
> > I'm inclined to say we should keep this dependency but I'm not sure if I
> > missed some obvious things.
> > 
> > > Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jack...@eu.citrix.com>
> > > Cc: Wei Liu <wei.l...@citrix.com>
> > > Signed-off-by: Marek Marczykowski-Górecki 
> > > <marma...@invisiblethingslab.com>
> > > ---
> > >  tools/hotplug/Linux/systemd/xendriverdomain.service.in | 2 --
> > >  1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/tools/hotplug/Linux/systemd/xendriverdomain.service.in 
> > > b/tools/hotplug/Linux/systemd/xendriverdomain.service.in
> > > index 0afb54d..a100309 100644
> > > --- a/tools/hotplug/Linux/systemd/xendriverdomain.service.in
> > > +++ b/tools/hotplug/Linux/systemd/xendriverdomain.service.in
> > > @@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
> > >  [Unit]
> > >  Description=Xen driver domain device daemon
> > > -Requires=proc-xen.mount
> > > -After=proc-xen.mount
> > >  ConditionVirtualization=xen
> > >  
> > >  [Service]
> > > -- 
> > > 2.5.5
> > 
> > 
> 
> -- 
> Best Regards,
> Marek Marczykowski-Górecki
> Invisible Things Lab
> A: Because it messes up the order in which people normally read text.
> Q: Why is top-posting such a bad thing?



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