Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] Proposed new directory layout for kvm and virtualization

Hollis Blanchard
2007-12-11T18:27:28Z

On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 19:42 +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>
> > Are there any dependencies between the arch and non-arch files
> > such as they are combined in a single module?
>
> Yes, they are combined into a single module.
>
> In the case of x86, some of arch/x86/... will be combined with
> virt/kvm/ to form kvm.ko, while others will generate kvm-intel.ko and
> kvm-amd.ko.

Also, asm-offsets is a major sticking point. Either we create a
dependency on arch/*/kernel/asm-offsets.c, or we find a way to create a
new arch/*/virt/asm-offsets.c file.

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Hollis Blanchard
IBM Linux Technology Center