From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Christian Ehrhardt Date: Thu, 24 Jul 2008 08:17:31 +0000 Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6][RFC] kvmppc: paravirtualization interface Message-Id: <48883A9B.3050608@linux.vnet.ibm.com> List-Id: References: <1216802207-32675-1-git-send-email-ehrhardt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <20080724020112.GM20457@bakeyournoodle.com> In-Reply-To: <20080724020112.GM20457@bakeyournoodle.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="macroman" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 To: Tony Breeds Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, embedded-hypervisor@power.org, hollisb@us.ibm.com, kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org VG9ueSBCcmVlZHMgd3JvdGU6Cj4gT24gV2VkLCBKdWwgMjMsIDIwMDggYXQgMTA6MzY6NDFBTSAr MDIwMCwgZWhyaGFyZHRAbGludXgudm5ldC5pYm0uY29tIHdyb3RlOgo+ICAgCj4+IEZyb206IENo cmlzdGlhbiBFaHJoYXJkdCA8ZWhyaGFyZHRAbGludXgudm5ldC5pYm0uY29tPgo+Pgo+PiBUaGlz IHBhdGNoIHNlcmllcyBpbXBsZW1lbnRzIGEgcGFyYXZpcnR1YWxpemF0aW9uIGludGVyZmFjZSB1 c2luZzoKPj4gLSB0aGUgZGV2aWNlIHRyZWUgbWVjaGFuaXNtIHRvIHBhc3MgaHlwZXJ2aXNvciBp bmZvcm1hdGlvbnMgdG8gdGhlIGd1ZXN0Cj4+IC0gaHlwZXJjYWxscyBmb3IgZ3Vlc3QtPmhvc3Qg Y2FsbHMKPj4gLSBhbiBleGFtcGxlIGV4cGxvaXRlciBvZiB0aGF0IGludGVyZmFjZSAobWFnaWMg cGFnZSkKPj4gVGhpcyBpcyB3b3JrIGluIHByb2dyZXNzLCBidXQgd29ya2luZyBzbyBmYXIuIEkg anVzdCBzdGFydCB0byByZWFsbHkgZXhwbG9pdAo+PiB0aGUgZnVjdGlvbmFsaXR5IGJlaGluZCB0 aGUgbWFnaWMgcGFnZSBtZWNoYW5pc20gdGhlcmVmb3IgSSBjYW4ndCBwcm92aWRlIGFueQo+PiBw ZXJmb3JtYW5jZSBpbXByb3ZlbWVudHMgc28gZmFyLCBidXQgaXQgaXMgZXZvbHZlZCBlbm91Z2gg Zm9yIFJGQyBhbmQgdG8gc3RhcnQKPj4gdGhlIHN0YW5kYXJkaXphdGlvbiBkaXNjdXNzaW9uLgo+ PiAgICAgCj4KPiBBcmUgeW91IGFpbWluZyB0aGlzIGZvciB0aGUgY3VycmVudCBtZXJnZSB3aW5k b3csIGllIGZvciAyLjYuMjc/Cj4gICAKVGhlIGFpbSBpcyBub3QgcmVhbGx5IGZpeGVkLiBJdCB3 b3VsZCBiZSBuaWNlIHRvIGdldCBpbnRvIDIuNi4yNywgYnV0IApzaW5jZSBJIGNhbid0IHlldCBl eHBlY3QgaG93IGxvbmcgaXQgdGFrZXMgLi4uCgpBY3R1YWxseSB0aGUgZ3Vlc3QgcGF0Y2hlcyB3 b3VsZCBhbHJlYWR5IGdvIHRocm91Z2ggcmV2aWV3cyBhbmQgCnVwc3RyZWFtLCBkdWUgdG8gdGhl IGZhY3QgdGhhdCB0aGUgZ3Vlc3QgY29kZSBjaGFuZ2VzIGFyZSBub3QgdGhhdCAodGhlIAptYWpv ciBwYXJ0IG9mIHRoZSBpbXBsZW1lbnRhdGlvbiB3aWxsIGdvIG92ZXIga3ZtcHBjIC0+IGt2bSB1 cHN0cmVhbSkuCkJ1dCBzaW5jZSBJIHdhbnQgdG8gZGlzY3VzcyBhYm91dCB0aGUgc3RhbmRhcmRp emF0aW9uIG9uIHRoZSBlbWJlZGRlZCAKaHlwZXJ2aXNvciBsaXN0IGZpcnN0LCB0aGUgbmFtaW5n IG9mIHRoZSBkZXZpY2UgdHJlZSBlbnRyaWVzIGFyZSBub3QgCmZpeGVkIHlldC4KVGhlcmVmb3Ig SSBjYW4ndCB5ZXQgZGVmaW5lIHdoaWNoIGtlcm5lbCB2ZXJzaW9uIG1lcmdlIHdpbmRvdyBJJ2xs IAp0YXJnZXQvcmVhY2guCgpidHcgLSBlbWJlZGRlZCBoeXBlcnZpc29yIC0gSSBnb3QgYWR2aXNl ZCB0aGF0IHRoaXMgaXMgYSBjbG9zZWQgbGlzdCAKd2hpY2ggSSBmb3Jnb3QuClNvcnJ5IGZvciBh bGwgd2hvIGdvdCBib3VuY2VzIG9uIGEgcmVwbGF5LWFsbCBhY3Rpb24uIFRoZSBuZXh0IHZlcnNp b24gCm9mIHRoZSBwYXRjaCBzZXJpZXMgd2lsbCBnbyB0byB0aGUgaW52b2x2ZWQgb3BlbiBzb3Vy Y2UgbGlzdHMgb25seSBhbmQgYSAKc2VwYXJhdGUgbW9yZSBzdGFuZGFyZGl6YXRpb24gdGhhbiBw YXRjaCBzdHlsZSBtYWlsIHNlcmllcyB0byBlbWJlZGRlZCAKaHlwZXJ2aXNvci4KCj4gWW91cnMg VG9ueQo+Cj4gICBsaW51eC5jb25mLmF1ICAgIGh0dHA6Ly93d3cubWFyY2hzb3V0aC5vcmcvCj4g ICBKYW4gMTkgLSAyNCAyMDA5IFRoZSBBdXN0cmFsaWFuIExpbnV4IFRlY2huaWNhbCBDb25mZXJl bmNlIQo+ICAgCi0tIAoKR3LDvHNzZSAvIHJlZ2FyZHMsIApDaHJpc3RpYW4gRWhyaGFyZHQKSUJN IExpbnV4IFRlY2hub2xvZ3kgQ2VudGVyLCBPcGVuIFZpcnR1YWxpemF0aW9uCgotLQpUbyB1bnN1 YnNjcmliZSBmcm9tIHRoaXMgbGlzdDogc2VuZCB0aGUgbGluZSAidW5zdWJzY3JpYmUga3ZtLXBw YyIgaW4KdGhlIGJvZHkgb2YgYSBtZXNzYWdlIHRvIG1ham9yZG9tb0B2Z2VyLmtlcm5lbC5vcmcK TW9yZSBtYWpvcmRvbW8gaW5mbyBhdCAgaHR0cDovL3ZnZXIua2VybmVsLm9yZy9tYWpvcmRvbW8t aW5mby5odG1s