linux-kernel - Re: [RFC] Proposed new directory layout for kvm and virtualization

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Message-ID: <475EB7AC.9040903@qumranet.com>
Date:	Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:15:40 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
To:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>
CC:	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	kvm-devel <kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC] Proposed new directory layout for kvm and virtualization

Sam Ravnborg wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 11:47:39AM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
>   
>> KVM is due to receive support for multiple architectures (ppc, ia64, and 
>> s390, in addition to the existing x86), hopefully in time for the 2.6.25 
>> merge window.  It is awkward to place the new arch support in 
>> drivers/kvm/, so I'd like to propose the following new layout:
>>
>>  virt/         top-level directory for hypervisors
>>  virt/kvm/     kvm common code
>>  virt/lguest/  the other hypervisor
>>  arch/*/kvm/   arch dependent kvm code
>>     
>
> The arch/*/dir shall use same dir-name as used
> in top-level directory.
>   

Well, it isn't like that now (arch/x86/oprofile, etc.)

> So use arch/*/virt/kvm/ if kvm really requires
> a subdirectory of it own. Preferably not.
> A handful of files named kvm* does not warrant their own
> subdirectory IMO.
>
>   

We'll have 5-6 x86 specific files.

Where do you suggest we place them?


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