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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm: pass value to in_range callback
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:23:29 +0300
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On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:49:51AM -0400, Gregory Haskins wrote:
> Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > For write transactions, pass the value written to in_range checks so
> > that we can make each iosignalfd a separate device on kvm bus.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
> > ---
> >
> > Reposting with a subject now. Sorry.
> >
> > Avi, can you please merge this patch in kvm.git so that
> > Gregory can use it for iosignalfd? Once bus has RCU
> > we'll be able to remove in_range completely, but
> > let's do it step by step.
> >   
> 
> I think this patch will just make more churn for me, not less.  You have
> now convinced me that your io_range-less approach is better.  ;)
> 
> Lets just fix the RCU thing and do it right.  Patch is under development
> as we speak.
> 
> -Greg

So - let's go ahead with this one?