Re: qemu-kvm.git now live

[Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>]

Jan Kiszka wrote:
> Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> After a lengthy testing phase, qemu-kvm.git has replaced
>> kvm-userspace.git as the source repository for kvm userspace development.
>>
>> Differences from kvm-userspace.git are as follows:
>> - everything under qemu/ has been moved to the top-level directory
>> - everything not under qemu/ has been moved under a new top-level
>> directory, kvm/
>> - all qemu subversion commits have been rewritten to be compatible with
>> what will become the master qemu git repository
>> - all branches and tags have been converted
>> - qemu-kvm.git builds standalone (does not require kvm.git)
>>
>> The repository is compatible with upstream qemu.git; merges and
>> cherry-picking will work fine in either direction
>>
>> Still missing:
>> - I have not tested powerpc or ia64.  Patches welcome!
>> - testsuite (kvm/user/ directory) does not build
>>     
>
> - proper guest memory setup
>
> During merge with upstream, the call to qemu_alloc_physram dropped under
> the table (due to removal of phys_ram_base from qemu). And that means we
> no longer call kvm_setup_guest_memory (fork will cause troubles, deja
> vu...) and -mempath is broken. Sorry, I'm not deep enough into all parts
> to provide a quick-fix.
>   

That's unrelated to the repository conversion.

I'm unhappy with both qemu.git and qemu-kvm.git memory slot management; 
qemu-kvm.git is clumsy, and qemu.git is too simplistic (for example, it 
ignores the fact that dirty logging is a global resource with multiple 
users).

-- 
I have a truly marvellous patch that fixes the bug which this
signature is too narrow to contain.