linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] vbus: add a "vbus-proxy" bus model for vbus

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Date:	Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:09:55 -0400
From:	Gregory Haskins <gregory.haskins@...il.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, alacrityvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 3/6] vbus: add a "vbus-proxy" bus model for	vbus_driver
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Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 08/17/2009 05:16 PM, Gregory Haskins wrote:
>>> My opinion is that this is a duplication of effort and we'd be better
>>> off if everyone contributed to enhancing virtio, which already has
>>> widely deployed guest drivers and non-Linux guest support.
>>>
>>> It may have merit if it is proven that it is technically superior to
>>> virtio (and I don't mean some benchmark in some point in time; I mean
>>> design wise).  So far I haven't seen any indications that it is.
>>>
>>>      
>>
>> The design is very different, so hopefully I can start to convince you
>> why it might be interesting.
>>    
> 
> We've been through this before I believe.  If you can point out specific
> differences that make venet outperform virtio-net I'll be glad to hear
> (and steal) them though.
> 

You sure know how to convince someone to collaborate with you, eh?

Unforunately, i've answered that question numerous times, but it
apparently falls on deaf ears.

-Greg


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