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Date: Sun, 28 Jun 2009 20:51:56 +0300
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Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH 08/11] QMP: Port balloon command
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To: Filip Navara <filip.navara@gmail.com>
Cc: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>, ehabkost@redhat.com, jan.kiszka@siemens.com, dlaor@redhat.com, qemu-devel@nongnu.org, Luiz Capitulino <lcapitulino@redhat.com>, Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>

On 6/28/09, Filip Navara <filip.navara@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 28, 2009 at 5:52 PM, Avi Kivity<avi@redhat.com> wrote:
>  > It really isn't very complicated, and
>  > the thread only got so long because the topic is relatively simple.  Post an
>  > RFC and a mile-long patchset about changing TCG to SSA form, and see how you
>  > get no replies.
>
>
> I wouldn't even dare to push the SSA patch... Mile-long doesn't
>  describe it precisely enough. Imagine it was applied to all the
>  targets.

Is there a speed benefit from using the SSA form?

In theory, a new code generator could be added alongside the current
one and when (if?) everyone is happy with it, switch to the new one.