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From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
To: Anthony Liguori <anthony-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
	linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
	Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Refactor hypercall infrastructure
Date: Fri, 14 Sep 2007 14:52:58 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <46EB02BA.6030909@goop.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46EB0136.6080105-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>

Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Yeah, see, the initial goal was to make it possible to use the KVM
> paravirtualizations on other hypervisors.  However, I don't think this
> is really going to be possible in general so maybe it's better to just
> use leaf 0.  I'll let others chime in before sending a new patch.

Hm.  Obviously you can just define a signature for "kvm-compatible
hypercall interface" and make it common that way, but it gets tricky if
the hypervisor supports multiple hypercall interfaces, including the kvm
one.  Start the kvm leaves at 0x40001000 or something?

    J

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  parent reply	other threads:[~2007-09-14 21:52 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 30+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-09-14 19:45 [PATCH] Refactor hypercall infrastructure Anthony Liguori
     [not found] ` <11897991353793-git-send-email-aliguori-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 19:47   ` Anthony Liguori
2007-09-14 20:53 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]   ` <46EAF4C6.8090903-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 21:02     ` Anthony Liguori
     [not found]       ` <46EAF6FC.80207-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 21:20         ` Zachary Amsden
     [not found]           ` <1189804847.5982.137.camel-cxY/u30q8FloTgUnLF1by8fTvwmfpRNyZeezCHUQhQ4@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 21:44             ` Anthony Liguori
     [not found]               ` <46EB00D8.3090903-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  3:37                 ` Zachary Amsden
     [not found]                   ` <1189827476.5982.143.camel-cxY/u30q8FloTgUnLF1by8fTvwmfpRNyZeezCHUQhQ4@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  8:08                     ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-15 17:33                     ` Anthony Liguori
2007-09-14 21:22         ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]           ` <46EAFBA0.4020503-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 21:46             ` Anthony Liguori
     [not found]               ` <46EB0136.6080105-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 21:52                 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge [this message]
     [not found]                   ` <46EB02BA.6030909-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 22:08                     ` Anthony Liguori
     [not found]                       ` <46EB0657.40603-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 22:40                         ` Nakajima, Jun
     [not found]                           ` <97D612E30E1F88419025B06CB4CF1BE10379EBF9-1a9uaKK1+wJcIJlls4ac1rfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-14 23:00                             ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]                               ` <46EB1285.5050807-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  0:10                                 ` Nakajima, Jun
     [not found]                                   ` <97D612E30E1F88419025B06CB4CF1BE10379ED0A-1a9uaKK1+wJcIJlls4ac1rfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  0:28                                     ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]                                       ` <46EB2716.1070908-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  1:04                                         ` Nakajima, Jun
     [not found]                                           ` <97D612E30E1F88419025B06CB4CF1BE10379ED4C-1a9uaKK1+wJcIJlls4ac1rfspsVTdybXVpNB7YpNyf8@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  4:53                                             ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]                                               ` <46EB6556.5020506-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-15  6:11                                                 ` Nakajima, Jun
2007-09-15 18:23                                                   ` [kvm-devel] " Anthony Liguori
     [not found]                                                     ` <46EC233B.5010209-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-17 18:14                                                       ` Nakajima, Jun
2007-09-17 18:27                                                         ` [kvm-devel] " Anthony Liguori
     [not found]                                                           ` <46EEC6FE.5060306-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-17 19:15                                                             ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]                                                               ` <46EED256.40801-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-17 19:33                                                                 ` Anthony Liguori
2007-09-17 19:15                                                         ` [kvm-devel] " Jeremy Fitzhardinge
     [not found]                                                           ` <46EED250.5080207-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-09-17 20:52                                                             ` Nakajima, Jun
2007-09-15  8:00                             ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-15  7:53         ` Avi Kivity
2007-09-15  2:35     ` Rusty Russell

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