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From: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] KVM: Allow KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION on the vm fd
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 19:16:50 +0200
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On 14.07.14 19:03, Alexander Graf wrote:
> The KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION is only available on the kvm fd today. Unfortunately
> on PPC some of the capabilities change depending on the way a VM was created.
>
> So instead we need a way to expose capabilities as VM ioctl, so that we can
> see which VM type we're using (HV or PR). To enable this, add the
> KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl to our vm ioctl portfolio.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Graf <agraf@suse.de>

Hrm, I guess this itself should also get a CAP :).


Alex