Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] migration: add a MAINTAINERS entry for migration

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>]

On 11/15/2011 02:32 AM, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 14, 2011 at 03:08:25PM -0600, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>> On 11/14/2011 11:40 AM, Juan Quintela wrote:
>>> Anthony Liguori<aliguori@us.ibm.com>   wrote:
>>>> I think this is an accurate reflection of the state of migration today.  This
>>>> is the second release in a row where we're scrambling to fix a critical issue
>>>> in migration.
>>>
>>> We need to make our mind about it.
>>
>> Ultimately, we need to make migration a priority.  That's what I'm
>> trying to do here.
>>
>> The first step is to be open about the state of migration today.  I
>> personally don't have the bandwidth to invest a lot of effort in
>> migration, but I can invest time in trying to find more people to
>> work on migration, and help put together a proper roadmap.
>
> It would help to have a migration wiki page or document that explains
> the implications of migration on QEMU code - what to look out for in
> device emulation code.
>
> Although regular QEMU contributors may know the background on
> migration/save/load, it would be not only helpful for new contributors
> but also a good refresher for those of us who have picked up the
> assumptions around migration piecewise.
>
> I think a good document would raise migration awareness and help us
> review new patches with an eye towards correct migration behavior.
>
> The rules need to be laid down by someone who understands migration
> quite well.

100% agreed.

I'll volunteer to start by taking the storage requirements wiki page, converting 
it to markdown, and adding it to docs/migration

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

>
> Stefan
>