Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 0/15] KVM userspace interface updates

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

Heiko Carstens wrote:
> On Sun, Mar 11, 2007 at 03:53:12PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> This patchset updates the kvm userspace interface to what I hope will
>> be the long-term stable interface.  Provisions are included for extending
>> the interface later.  The patches address performance and cleanliness
>> concerns.
>>     
>
> Searching the mailing list I figured that as soons as the interface seems
> to be stable, kvm should/would switch to a system call based interface.
> I assume the userspace interface might still change a lot, especially if
> kvm is ported to new architectures.
> But the general question is: do you still plan to switch to a syscall
> interface?
>   

What benefit would a syscall interface have?

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

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