linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] Hyperv detection

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Date:	Wed, 19 May 2010 21:47:50 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
CC:	Ky Srinivasan <ksrinivasan@...ell.com>, greg@...ah.com,
	hjanssen@...rosoft.com, mingo@...hat.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] Hyperv detection - code cleanup

On 05/19/2010 08:51 PM, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 05/19/2010 10:12 AM, Ky Srinivasan wrote:
>    
>> From: K. Y. Srinivasan<ksrinivasan@...ell.com>
>> Subject: Code cleanup - consolidate all hyperv related definitions into one
>> header file.
>>
>>      
> How will this affect KVM?  I was under the impression that this was
> separated out as a constants-only header file for a reason.
>
>    

It's exported, so any types need to be compatible with userspace (i.e. 
__u32).

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Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.

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