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From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Chuck Ebbert <cebbert-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	Linus Torvalds
	<torvalds-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [GIT PULL] KVM Updates for 2.6.23-rc1
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:35:37 +0300	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4695BDA9.7070104@qumranet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46955465.8080207-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>

Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> On 07/11/2007 03:08 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> Linus, please do your usual thing from the repository and branch at
>>
>>  git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/avi/kvm.git for-linus
>>
>> This contains kvm updates for the 2.6.23 merge window, including
>>
>>  - performance improvements
>>  - suspend/resume fixes
>>  - guest smp
>>  - random fixes and cleanups
>>
>>     
>
> What version of KVM does this update contain? I can't find any place
> in the code with version number.
>   

There is an ABI version number (now at 12) in include/linux/kvm.h.  That
means any version of kvm userspace from kvm-22  upwards can be used. 
Since the ABI will not change anymore except in a backward compatible
manner, the old concerns of matching userspace to kernel are gone.

In terms of parity with the external kernel module, 2.6.23-rc1 will be
very similar to kvm-29.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.


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      parent reply	other threads:[~2007-07-12  5:35 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-07-11  7:08 [GIT PULL] KVM Updates for 2.6.23-rc1 Avi Kivity
     [not found] ` <11841377191653-git-send-email-avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-07-11 22:06   ` Chuck Ebbert
     [not found]     ` <46955465.8080207-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-07-12  5:35       ` Avi Kivity [this message]

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