Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH 0/2] ARM: add QMP command to query GIC version

[Peter Xu <peterx@redhat.com>]

On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 05:30:36PM +0100, Andrea Bolognani wrote:
> On Mon, 2016-02-22 at 09:35 +0800, Peter Xu wrote:
> > On Fri, Feb 19, 2016 at 01:33:09PM +0100, Andrea Bolognani wrote:
> > > 
> > > I didn't say it would be hard :)
> > > 
> > > I just said that such compatibility code would have to be kept
> > > around forever. We already support lots and lots of similar cases
> > > in libvirt, the difference being that in this case we would add
> > > support for a new command *knowing in advance* that it will become
> > > obsolete as soon as a proper implementation is available.
> > > 
> > > It might still be the right thing to do! I just want to make sure
> > > everything's been properly considered and discussed beforehand.
> > 
> > I totally agree with you to think more before doing. :)
> 
> So, anyone else willing to give their $0.2 on how to implement
> this The Right Way™?
> 
> I just skimmed the whole thread again and it doesn't look to me
> like any consensus has been reached.

Hi, Andrea,

I have sent another non-rfc patchset about this already:

https://lists.gnu.org/archive/html/qemu-devel/2016-02/msg05270.html

I am not sure whether you have received it or not (you should be in
the CC list :), just pasting it again here. Do you think this would
work for us?

Btw, the thread is receiving none reviews till now. Looking forward
to have any of your further comments!

Thanks!
Peter

> 
> Cheers.
> 
> -- 
> Andrea Bolognani
> Software Engineer - Virtualization Team