linux-kernel - Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 00/11] KVM updates for Linux 2.6.24-rc review

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Message-ID: <471C6F04.20004@qumranet.com>
Date:	Mon, 22 Oct 2007 11:36:04 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>
CC:	kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 00/11] KVM updates for Linux 2.6.24-rc review

Laurent Vivier wrote:
>
> Well, in fact it is not needed in 2.6.24, because this patch correct a 
> bad behavior introduced by commit 
> 57f4e446ebca4aad5c11364baf8477c8cfcb16a4 (which is not in 
> kvm-update-2.6.24):
>
> KVM: Call x86_decode_insn() only when needed
>
> Move emulate_ctxt to kvm_vcpu to keep emulate context when we exit 
> from kvm
> module. Call x86_decode_insn() only when needed. Modify 
> x86_emulate_insn() to
> not modify the context if it must be re-entered.
>
> So, in fact, the answer is (after correctly understanding the 
> question): no, this patch is not needed in kvm-update-2.6.24.



Thanks.  I've folded it into 57f4e446ebca4aad5c11364baf8477c8cfcb16a4 
for 2.6.25.

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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