Re: [qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/6] Support for the Kernel Virtual Machine interface

[Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>]

FYI, for the new files introduced, Avi should be following up with a 
patch to add Copyrights to the files.  They will be licensed under the GPL.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori

Anthony Liguori wrote:
> KVM is a Linux interface for providing userspace interfaces for accelerated
> virtualization.  It has been included since 2.6.20 and supports Intel VT and
> AMD-V.  Ports are under way for ia64, embedded PowerPC, and s390.
>
> This set of patches provide basic support for KVM in QEMU.  It does not include
> all of the changes in the KVM QEMU branch (such as virtio, live migration,
> extboot, etc).  However, if we can get these first portions merged, I will
> follow up with the remainder of the changes and I believe we can be fully
> merged in the very near future.
>
> The first 5 patches of this series are not KVM specific but are critical fixes
> for KVM to be functional.  The 6th patch provides KVM support.  The goal in
> providing KVM support is to make sure that when KVM support is not compiled in,
> the code paths aren't changed at all.  I hope this makes it very easy to merge.
>
> KVM moves very quickly, so I'd appreciate if these patches can be reviewed as
> soon as possible as it's going to be tough to keep them in sync with the main
> KVM tree while they're out of tree.
>
> To enable KVM support, you have to have to libkvm installed.  You should also
> explicitly specify the location of your kernel tree (with KVM headers) with the
> --kernel-path option.  We will improve libkvm such that this isn't required in
> future versions.
>
> KVM also has an enhanced Bochs BIOS.  I've tested these patches with out it and
> it's not strictly necessary for basic functionality.  I would recommend pulling
> in a copy of it though as it has useful fixes even in the absence of KVM.
>
> A very large number of people have contributed to these patches with Avi Kivity
> being the main developer of this support.  For a full listing of contributers,
> please consult the KVM ChangeLog[1].
>
> [1] http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/ChangeLog
>
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