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Il 25/10/2013 05:30, Lei Li ha scritto:
>>>
>> I am not sure about the name; for one thing, the new state would apply
>> also to postcopy migration.
> 
> About the name, how about 'live-upgrade'?
> 
> OK, I'll add the transition between postcopy and this new state.

Note I didn't mean "postmigrate".

For a description of postcopy, see my answer to the cover letter ("patch
0").  The new state means "somebody else has newer contents of the
memory".  Perhaps "stale"?

> And should it also apply from 'prelaunch' to 'flipping-migrate' too?

Yes, it should.  Good catch!

Paolo