netdev - Re: [PATCHv5 3/3] vhost_net: a kernel-level virtio server

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Date:	Thu, 1 Oct 2009 11:28:47 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Cc:	Gregory Haskins <gregory.haskins@...il.com>,
	"Ira W. Snyder" <iws@...o.caltech.edu>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, linux-mm@...ck.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, hpa@...or.com,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, s.hetze@...ux-ag.com,
	alacrityvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCHv5 3/3] vhost_net: a kernel-level virtio server

On Thu, Oct 01, 2009 at 10:34:17AM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>> Second, I do not use ioeventfd anymore because it has too many problems
>> with the surrounding technology.  However, that is a topic for a
>> different thread.
>>    
>
> Please post your issues.  I see ioeventfd/irqfd as critical kvm interfaces.

I second that. AFAIK ioeventfd/irqfd got exposed to userspace in 2.6.32-rc1,
if there are issues we better nail them before 2.6.32 is out.
And yes, please start a different thread.

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MST
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