linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Add I/O hypercalls for i386 paravirt

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Message-ID: <46CCAE7A.7000206@vmware.com>
Date:	Wed, 22 Aug 2007 14:45:30 -0700
From:	Zachary Amsden <zach@...are.com>
To:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Virtualization Mailing List <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add I/O hypercalls for i386 paravirt

Andi Kleen wrote:
>
>> We might benefit from it, but would the 
>> BusLogic driver?  It sets a nasty precedent for maintenance as different 
>> hypervisors and emulators hack up different drivers for their own 
>> performance.
>>     
>
> I still think it's preferable to change some drivers than everybody.
>
> AFAIK BusLogic as real hardware is pretty much dead anyways,
> so you're probably the only primary user of it anyways.
> Go wild on it!
>   

It is looking juicy.  Maybe another day.

Zach
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