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

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Message-Id: <1197397592.9632.26.camel@basalt>
Date:	Tue, 11 Dec 2007 12:26:32 -0600
From:	Hollis Blanchard <hollisb@...ibm.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>
Cc:	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	kvm-devel <kvm-devel@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] Proposed new directory layout for kvm and
	virtualization

On Tue, 2007-12-11 at 19:42 +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> 
> > Are there any dependencies between the arch and non-arch files
> > such as they are combined in a single module?  
> 
> Yes, they are combined into a single module.
> 
> In the case of x86, some of arch/x86/... will be combined with
> virt/kvm/ to form kvm.ko, while others will generate kvm-intel.ko and
> kvm-amd.ko.

Also, asm-offsets is a major sticking point. Either we create a
dependency on arch/*/kernel/asm-offsets.c, or we find a way to create a
new arch/*/virt/asm-offsets.c file.

-- 
Hollis Blanchard
IBM Linux Technology Center

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