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From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, shaohua.li@intel.com,
	kvm-devel <kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	general@lists.openfabrics.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC]: pte notifiers -- support for external page tables
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:28:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46DFE46F.5020001@goop.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46DF045F.4020806@qumranet.com>

Avi Kivity wrote:
> It is, but the hooks are in much the same places.  It could be argued
> that you'd embed pte notifiers in paravirt_ops for a host kernel, but
> that's not doable because pte notifiers use higher-level data
> strutures (like vmas).

Also, I wouldn't like to preclude the possibility of having a kernel
that's both a guest and a host (ie, nested vmms).

    J

WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
To: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel
	<kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	linux-mm-Bw31MaZKKs3YtjvyW6yDsg@public.gmane.org,
	general-ZwoEplunGu1OwGhvXhtEPSCwEArCW2h5@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC]: pte notifiers -- support for external page tables
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:28:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46DFE46F.5020001@goop.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46DF045F.4020806-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

Avi Kivity wrote:
> It is, but the hooks are in much the same places.  It could be argued
> that you'd embed pte notifiers in paravirt_ops for a host kernel, but
> that's not doable because pte notifiers use higher-level data
> strutures (like vmas).

Also, I wouldn't like to preclude the possibility of having a kernel
that's both a guest and a host (ie, nested vmms).

    J

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WARNING: multiple messages have this Message-ID (diff)
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
Cc: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>,
	linux-mm@kvack.org, shaohua.li@intel.com,
	kvm-devel <kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net>,
	general@lists.openfabrics.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC]: pte notifiers -- support for external page tables
Date: Thu, 06 Sep 2007 12:28:47 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46DFE46F.5020001@goop.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46DF045F.4020806@qumranet.com>

Avi Kivity wrote:
> It is, but the hooks are in much the same places.  It could be argued
> that you'd embed pte notifiers in paravirt_ops for a host kernel, but
> that's not doable because pte notifiers use higher-level data
> strutures (like vmas).

Also, I wouldn't like to preclude the possibility of having a kernel
that's both a guest and a host (ie, nested vmms).

    J

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  reply	other threads:[~2007-09-06 11:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 36+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-05 16:38 [PATCH][RFC]: pte notifiers -- support for external page tables Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:05 ` Rik van Riel
2007-09-05 19:14   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:23     ` Rik van Riel
2007-09-05 19:32       ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:32         ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:32         ` [ofa-general] " Avi Kivity
2007-09-06 11:28         ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge [this message]
2007-09-06 11:28           ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-09-06 11:28           ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2007-09-05 20:40 ` Jack Steiner
2007-09-05 20:40   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 20:42   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 20:42     ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 20:42     ` [ofa-general] " Avi Kivity
2007-09-06  6:24 ` [ofa-general] " Gleb Natapov
2007-09-06  8:35   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06  8:41     ` Gleb Natapov
2007-09-10 18:17     ` Andrew Hastings
2007-09-11 10:37       ` Daniel J Blueman
2007-09-11 11:19         ` Gleb Natapov
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2007-09-05 19:32 [PATCH][RFC] " Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:32 ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:32 ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-05 19:56 ` [kvm-devel] " Rusty Russell
     [not found]   ` <1189022183.10802.184.camel-bi+AKbBUZKY6gyzm1THtWbp2dZbC/Bob@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-05 20:17     ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06  4:28 ` Shaohua Li
2007-09-06  4:28   ` Shaohua Li
2007-09-06  4:28   ` Shaohua Li
2007-09-06  8:38   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06  8:38     ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06 11:39 ` Andi Kleen
2007-09-06 13:18   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06 15:17   ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06 15:17     ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-06 13:28 ` Andi Kleen
2007-09-06 13:28   ` Andi Kleen

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