Re: [PATCH 05/10] KVM: Adds ability to signal userspace using a file-descriptor

["Gregory Haskins" <ghaskins-Et1tbQHTxzrQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>]

>>> On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 10:42 AM, in message <4648756D.5040001-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote: 
> Gregory Haskins wrote:
>>>>> On Mon, May 14, 2007 at  8:22 AM, in message <46485488.2010608-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>,
>>>>>         
>> Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org> wrote: 
>>   
>>>> So based on this, I assume eventfd must be in the kernel already?  Cool.
>>>>       
>>> It is in 2.6.22-  rc1. As is the anonymous inodes source which can be used 
>>> to retire kvmfs (which will probably break the record for shortest-  lived 
>>> filesystem ever).
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> I just did a search against my kvm.git HEAD and do not see anything related 
> to eventfd.  Does this mean I should pull from linus' tree?  If I do this, 
> will it still work in your tree?  (Sorry...relative git- newbie here).
>>
>>   
> 
> kvm.git has eventfd merged.  See 
> http://git.kernel.org/gitweb.cgi?p=linux/kernel/git/avi/kvm.git;a=blob;f=fs/
> eventfd.c;h=480e2b3c4166a85be538d6f2c5edc25eace5ec6f;hb=HEAD 
> .
> 
> You were probably hit by the sync delay between master.kernel.org mand 
> the mirrors, or pulled before I pushed.


Ah thanks.  I see it now.  I am working on the new design that uses the existing eventfd() and should have a v4 patch for you soon (which includes you other feedback).  Stay tuned.

-Greg

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