From: Andre Przywara <andre.przywara@amd.com>
To: Jamie Lokier <jamie@shareable.org>
Cc: avi@redhat.com, anthony@codemonkey.ws, qemu-devel@nongnu.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] introduce kvm64 CPU
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 2009 16:23:05 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4A8EADC9.3090106@amd.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20090821133330.GB4436@shareable.org>
Jamie Lokier wrote:
> Andre Przywara wrote:
>> In addition to the TCG based qemu64 type let's introduce a kvm64 CPU type,
>> which is the least common denominator of all KVM-capable x86-CPUs
>> (based on Intel Pentium 4 Prescott). It can be used as a base type
>> for migration.
>
> The idea is nice and the name is right, but the description is wrong.
>
> It obviously isn't the least common denominator of all KVM-capable
> x86-CPUs, as my KVM-capable Core Duo (32-bit) cannot run it.
> A kvm32 would be nice for symmetry.
Well, thats why I named it kvm_64_. If you happen to stuck with 32bit
(pity you!) then I agree that a kvm32 would be nice to have.
Will think about it...
Regards,
Andre.
--
Andre Przywara
AMD-OSRC (Dresden)
Tel: x29712
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-08-21 14:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-08-20 21:34 [PATCH] introduce kvm64 CPU Andre Przywara
2009-08-21 13:33 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-08-21 14:23 ` Andre Przywara [this message]
2009-08-22 1:45 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-08-21 15:41 ` Avi Kivity
2009-08-21 16:01 ` Glauber Costa
2009-08-21 21:53 ` Andre Przywara
2009-08-23 9:03 ` Avi Kivity
2009-08-23 13:20 ` Amit Shah
2009-08-21 21:59 ` Andre Przywara
2009-08-23 9:05 ` Avi Kivity
2009-08-23 12:47 ` Jamie Lokier
2009-08-22 1:03 ` Jamie Lokier
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