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        "From": "Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>",
        "To": "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,\n\tnetdev@vger.kernel.org,\n\tlinux-pci@vger.kernel.org,\n\tlinux-scsi@vger.kernel.org",
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        "Subject": "[PATCH 0/2] xen/xenbus: better handle backend crash",
        "Date": "Thu, 12 Feb 2026 09:38:24 +0100",
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    "content": "This small series fixes PV-device frontend side handling in case the\nbackend crashed and has come up again.\n\nThe old device will be discarded and the replacement can be used\ninstead. \n\nJuergen Gross (2):\n  xenbus: add xenbus_device parameter to xenbus_read_driver_state()\n  xen/xenbus: better handle backend crash\n\n drivers/net/xen-netfront.c                 | 34 +++++++++---------\n drivers/pci/xen-pcifront.c                 |  8 ++---\n drivers/scsi/xen-scsifront.c               |  2 +-\n drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c           | 10 +++---\n drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_client.c         | 16 +++++++--\n drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe.c          | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++--\n drivers/xen/xenbus/xenbus_probe_frontend.c |  2 +-\n include/xen/xenbus.h                       |  4 ++-\n 8 files changed, 83 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-)"
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