From: Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@oss.ntt.co.jp>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: mtosatti@redhat.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org, fernando@oss.ntt.co.jp
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC 4/5] KVM: add new members to the memory slot for double buffering of bitmaps
Date: Mon, 12 Apr 2010 18:30:47 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4BC2E847.5000109@oss.ntt.co.jp> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4BC2E5AD.4020207@redhat.com>
>
> I think you can keep the bitmap in userspace, but replace the vmalloc()
> with get_user_pages() and vmap() (in arch/ia64). 'dirty_bitmap' can then
> be in kvm->arch.
>
> Note: this will likely break ia64 without testing. Please copy the
> patches to kvm-ia64@vger.kernel.org so they can test and fix them if
> they want to.
OK, I'll keep in mind.
>
> The patches should at least build, though. If you don't have an ia64
> machine, I can build-test them for you.
Thank you, I don't have an ia64 machine here, so need your help.
>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-04-12 9:27 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 25+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-04-09 9:27 [PATCH RFC 0/5] KVM: Moving dirty bitmaps to userspace: double buffering approach Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-09 9:30 ` [PATCH RFC 1/5] KVM: introduce a set_bit function for bitmaps in user space Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-11 17:08 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 1:29 ` Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-12 9:12 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-21 4:56 ` Fernando Luis Vázquez Cao
2010-04-21 8:09 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-09 9:32 ` [PATCH RFC 2/5] KVM: use a rapper function to calculate the sizes of dirty bitmaps Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-11 17:12 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 1:53 ` Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-09 9:34 ` [PATCH RFC 3/5] KVM: Use rapper functions to create and destroy " Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-11 17:13 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 2:07 ` Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-12 9:13 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-09 9:35 ` [PATCH RFC 4/5] KVM: add new members to the memory slot for double buffering of bitmaps Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-11 17:15 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 2:15 ` Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-12 9:19 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 9:30 ` Takuya Yoshikawa [this message]
2010-04-09 9:38 ` [PATCH RFC 5/5] KVM: This is the main part of the "moving dirty bitmaps to user space" Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-11 17:21 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 2:29 ` Takuya Yoshikawa
2010-04-12 9:22 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-12 20:55 ` Fernando Luis Vazquez Cao
2010-04-12 21:00 ` Avi Kivity
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