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From: Carsten Otte <cotte-tA70FqPdS9bQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
To: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Cc: "kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org"
	<kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>,
	mp3-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org,
	borntrae-23VcF4HTsmIX0ybBhKVfKdBPR1lH4CV8@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: [patch] cleanup struct kvm_vcpu control registers
Date: Wed, 08 Aug 2007 18:29:26 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46B9EF66.30708@de.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46B9D250.9020906-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>

Avi Kivity wrote:
> I don't think we should aim for keeping control registers in an arch 
> independent manner, since there is nothing common among the different 
> architectures in that area.  For x86, keeping them in an array is not 
> helpful since the individual control registers have nothing to do with 
> each other.  Also, for most things like the fpu and segment registers 
> this trick won't work.
> 
> I suggest keeping them in an arch dependent structure (struct 
> kvm_vcpu_arch) in <asm/kvm.h>.  We can then access them through a member 
> as vcpu->arch.cr0, etc.
Fine with me, I gonna patch that direction.


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      parent reply	other threads:[~2007-08-08 16:29 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-08-08 12:26 [patch] cleanup struct kvm_vcpu control registers Carsten Otte
     [not found] ` <1186575977.7019.11.camel-WIxn4w2hgUz3YA32ykw5MLlKpX0K8NHHQQ4Iyu8u01E@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-08 14:25   ` Avi Kivity
     [not found]     ` <46B9D250.9020906-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-08-08 16:29       ` Carsten Otte [this message]

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