Re: [RFC] Notifier for Externally Mapped Memory (EMM)

Avi Kivity
2008-03-05T09:56:48Z

Robin Holt wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 05, 2008 at 07:09:55AM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>
>> Isn't that out of the question for .25?
>>
>
> I keep hearing this mantra. What is so compelling about the .25
> release? When seems to be more important than what. While I understand
> product release cycles, etc. and can certainly agree with them. I would
> like to know with what I am being asked to agree.
>
>

kvm gained the ability to swap in 2.6.25. Without mmu notifiers,
though, the guest can still easily pin all of its memory.

> That said, I agree we should probably finish getting the comments on
> Andrea's most recent patch, if any, cleared up and put that one in.
>

Great. Thanks.

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