2 files changed, 11 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
index f65b807e3236..78b0411e5ed5 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/common.h
@@ -214,6 +214,15 @@ enum blkif_protocol {
         BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_64 = 3,
 };
 
+/*
+ * Default protocol if the frontend doesn't specify one.
+ */
+#ifdef CONFIG_X86
+#  define BLKIF_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT BLKIF_PROTOCOL_X86_32
+#else
+#  define BLKIF_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE
+#endif
+
 struct xen_vbd {
         /* What the domain refers to this vbd as. */
         blkif_vdev_t            handle;
diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
index 630a489e757d..e3afe97280b1 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkback/xenbus.c
@@ -868,11 +868,11 @@ static int connect_ring(struct backend_info *be)
                 return err;
         }
 
-        be->blkif->blk_protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE;
+        be->blkif->blk_protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_DEFAULT;
         err = xenbus_gather(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "protocol",
                             "%63s", protocol, NULL);
         if (err)
-                strcpy(protocol, "unspecified, assuming native");
+                strcpy(protocol, "unspecified, assuming default");
         else if (0 == strcmp(protocol, XEN_IO_PROTO_ABI_NATIVE))
                 be->blkif->blk_protocol = BLKIF_PROTOCOL_NATIVE;
         else if (0 == strcmp(protocol, XEN_IO_PROTO_ABI_X86_32))