Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v7 0/4] Inter-VM shared memory device

[Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>]

On 07/26/2010 02:51 PM, Avi Kivity wrote:
>  On 07/26/2010 10:01 PM, Cam Macdonell wrote:
>>
>>> Is this against qemu.git or qemu-kvm.git?  It depends on functions like
>>> qemu_ram_map() which are not present in qemu.git (and are present in
>>> qemu-kvm.git).
>> It is against qemu-kvm.git.  Is qemu_ram_map() going into qemu.git?
>> Another function I use (and virtio in qemu-kvm uses as well) is
>> kvm_set_irqfd() that is not qemu.git either.  Do I need ifdef these
>> functions with CONFIG_KVM?
>>
>> Please advise as to how to handle these two functions and then I can
>> rebase against qemu.git.
>
> Please add qemu_ram_map() as a separate patch to avoid 
> interdependencies.  Try to keep it at the same place etc., that will 
> reduce merge difficulties later.

Oh, qemu_ram_map() has a horrible name.  It should be 
qemu_ram_alloc_from_ptr().  Otherwise, I agree with Avi.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

> wrt kvm_set_irqfd(), its usage is optional, yes?  if so I recommend 
> just dropping support for it temporarily.  I'll work at upstreaming 
> kvm_set_irqfd() so you can re-add this functionality.
>