From: Alex Williamson <alex@shazbot.org>
To: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 0/6] KVM/vfio: Use file-based reference counting for KVM
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2026 11:46:05 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261001114605.4167fa97@shazbot.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <0c5fe5c2-4ab8-4d1f-a36a-84a8fd136160@linux.ibm.com>
On Thu, 1 Oct 2026 13:59:49 +0200
Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
> Am 28.09.26 um 15:07 schrieb Steffen Eiden:
> > This series switches the KVM-VFIO interface and external consumers over to
> > standard file-based reference counting, eliminating all external KVM symbol
> > exports.
> >
>
> Paolo, Alex,
>
> I assume this will go over one of your tree? If you want, I can also create a topic branch
> for you to pick if you prefer that.
It's a KVM focused change, vfio is collateral, so I'd defer to Paolo.
I don't believe I have anything pending that conflicts, it applies
cleanly against current vfio next branch, but a shared branch is always
a nice hedge. Thanks,
Alex
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-01 17:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 23+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-28 13:07 [PATCH v4 0/6] KVM/vfio: Use file-based reference counting for KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:07 ` [PATCH v4 1/6] KVM: Introduce file_to_kvm_<arch>() infrastructure Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:14 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 13:07 ` [PATCH v4 2/6] KVM: Add file back-pointer to struct kvm Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:18 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 13:07 ` [PATCH v4 3/6] KVM: x86: Use file_to_kvm_x86() in SEV Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:13 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 13:07 ` [PATCH v4 4/6] KVM/vfio: Use file-based reference counting for KVM Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:22 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-29 17:59 ` Claudio Imbrenda
2026-09-30 7:35 ` Steffen Eiden
2026-10-01 17:39 ` Alex Williamson
2026-09-28 13:07 ` [PATCH v4 5/6] KVM: Restrict kvm_get_kvm/kvm_put_kvm export to internal KVM modules Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:12 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 13:07 ` [PATCH v4 6/6] KVM: Remove unused file_is_kvm Steffen Eiden
2026-09-28 13:11 ` sashiko-bot
2026-09-28 19:26 ` [PATCH v4 0/6] KVM/vfio: Use file-based reference counting for KVM Sean Christopherson
2026-09-29 13:05 ` Janosch Frank
2026-09-30 7:45 ` Claudio Imbrenda
2026-10-01 11:59 ` Christian Borntraeger
2026-10-01 17:46 ` Alex Williamson [this message]
2026-10-02 8:48 ` Christian Borntraeger
2026-10-07 12:31 ` Christian Borntraeger
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