From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: In kernel PIC support: kernel patch Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:57:08 -0400 Message-ID: <46803A34.9090505@qumranet.com> References: <467F94850200005A00026595@mcclure.wal.novell.com> <64F9B87B6B770947A9F8391472E032160C654F85@ehost011-8.exch011.intermedia.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org To: Dor Laor Return-path: In-Reply-To: <64F9B87B6B770947A9F8391472E032160C654F85-yEcIvxbTEBqsx+V+t5oei8rau4O3wl8o3fe8/T/H7NteoWH0uzbU5w@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 Dor Laor wrote: >>> It can, but a little bit more complicated, and probably unable to >>> > live > >>> migration between KVM and Qemu since Qemu only has one IOAPIC. >>> >> Good point, but is that a design requirement? >> >> > > Migration between KVM and qemu is not a requirement and I don't see > important value there. When many PV devices will be around it wouldn't > be possible also. > If device emulation for these pv devices is added to qemu, or if the in-kernel pv devices have an interface that allows qemu to pass a hypercall, then it can be made to work. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/