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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 6/8] virtio-user: add new virtual pci
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On Thu, May 12, 2016 at 03:08:05PM +0800, Tan, Jianfeng wrote:
> (2) It's more aligned to previous logic to hide the detail to differentiate
> modern/legacy device.

Why is there a need to support legacy interfaces at all?  It's a container
so if it's in use one can be reasonably sure you have a new kernel.

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