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From: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v6 6/6] the stand-alone shared memory server
 for inter-VM shared memory
Date: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:54:24 -0500
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On 06/23/2010 08:12 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 06/14/2010 06:53 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
>>> index 0000000..e0a7b98
>>> --- /dev/null
>>> +++ b/contrib/ivshmem-server/ivshmem_server.c
>>
>>
>> There's no licensing here.  I don't think this belongs in the qemu 
>> tree either to be honest. 
>
> I asked for this, to simplify life for people trying this out.
>
>> If it were to be included, it ought to use all of the existing qemu 
>> infrastructure like the other qemu-* tools.
>
> That's why it's in contrib/, a customary place for things included for 
> convenience but not really belonging.
>
> I don't mind leaving it out though.

I think it's better in the long term.  Then it has it's own tree and can 
evolve at it's own rate.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori