Re: [uml-devel] [UML combo patch] 2.6.0 host-skas kernel & UML kernel patch

[Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>]

* BlaisorBlade <blaisorblade_spam@yahoo.it> wrote:

> > WARNING: this is an experimental patch, UML kernels compiled with this
> > patch wont work in skas mode on older host-skas patched kernels.
> 
> Does this warning refers to any of the other patches you posted? To
> which one especially? Is this related to the removal of
> MM_COPY_SEGMENTS ?

yes, it refers mostly to the removal of MM_COPY_SEGMENTS.

> Also, if there is any incompatibility, it should be named skas4. But
> since Jeff Dike's will release skas4, even improving skas3 by breaking
> compatibility is not useful. And if it is accepted, it should at least
> be released also for 2.4(the guest 2.4/2.6 choice must be unrelated to
> the host choice).

skas4 will be nice, and since it will most likely be 2.6 based (?), it
doesnt have the copy_segments problem.

Jeff, do you know how the new skas4 syscall API will look like, exactly?

	Ingo


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