Re: [PATCH v3 0/2] KVM: ARM: Enable vtimers with user space gic

Paolo Bonzini
2016-09-16T12:18:45Z

On 16/09/2016 12:20, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> > This patch set allows user space to receive vtimer events as well as mask
> > them, so that we can handle all vtimer related interrupt injection from user
> > space, enabling us to use architected timer with user space gic emulation.
>
> I have already voiced my concerns in the past, including face to face,
> and I'm going to repeat it: I not keen at all on adding a new userspace
> interface that is going to bitrot extremely quickly.

You don't have automated tests set up? It's not going to bitrot if you
test it, either with kvm-unit-tests or just by smoke-testing Linux.
It's _for_ the raspi, but it's not limited to it.

Paolo