From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/15] KVM userspace interface updates Date: Sun, 18 Mar 2007 07:20:57 +0200 Message-ID: <45FCCC39.7090104@qumranet.com> References: <11736212072915-git-send-email-avi@qumranet.com> <20070316083650.GA8525@osiris.boeblingen.de.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, Andrew Morton , linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org To: Heiko Carstens Return-path: In-reply-to: <20070316083650.GA8525-Pmgahw53EmNLmI7Nx2oIsGnsbthNF6/HVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org 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? > I don't have any present plans for that. Maybe when the interface starts to evolve at a slower pace, or if it is shown to be significantly faster. Not that interface stabilization here doesn't mean a freeze; it means that backwards compatibility starts when this gets merged. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Take Surveys. Earn Cash. Influence the Future of IT Join SourceForge.net's Techsay panel and you'll get the chance to share your opinions on IT & business topics through brief surveys-and earn cash http://www.techsay.com/default.php?page=join.php&p=sourceforge&CID=DEVDEV