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To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
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On 08/03/10 12:43, Avi Kivity wrote:
> libguestfs does not depend on an x86 architectural feature. 
> qemu-system-x86_64 emulates a PC, and PCs don't have -kernel.  We should
> discourage people from depending on this interface for production use.

That is a feature of qemu - and an important one to me as well. Why
should it be discouraged? You end up at the same place -- a running
kernel and in-ram filesystem; why require going through a bootloader
just because the hardware case needs it?

David