linux-kernel - Re: [patch] paravirt: VDSO page is essential

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Date:	Mon, 5 Mar 2007 15:10:23 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: [patch] paravirt: VDSO page is essential


* Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com> wrote:

> kvm paravirt is only used by developers at this time.  I don't have a 
> problem with solving this in the 2.6.22 timeframe.

oh, certainly, with a KVM hat on i'd agree. But i also have my 
cares-about-i386-arch-cleanliness and cares-about-Linux-maintainability 
hats on ;-) I only mentioned KVM as an example that it /can/ be done 
cleanly.

	Ingo
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