linux-kernel - Re: [Lguest] [PATCH RFC/RFB] x86_64, i386: interrupt dispatch changes

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Date:	Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:41:53 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
CC:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>, lguest@...abs.org,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...lshack.com>,
	Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@...tmail.fm>,
	jeremy@...source.com, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Mike Travis <travis@....com>,
	Steven Rostedt <srostedt@...hat.com>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [Lguest] [PATCH RFC/RFB] x86_64, i386: interrupt dispatch changes

Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 12:24 PM, Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com> wrote:
> ...
>   
>> Once it's done there's no reason not to commit it.  But the effort expended
>> to do it is gone, without any measurable return.
>>
>>     
> ...
>
> Not sure Avi what you mean but as far as I know Alexander is working on
> this file so he need just time to finish (we all have other duties you know :).
> So I think the idea Peter proposed could be merged right after Alexander
> will have finished. At least the Peter's suggestion was recorded in this
> thread which means it will *not* be lost eventually. Or you meant something
> else (yep, I could have it translated plain wrong)?
>   

What I mean is that hpa's patch makes the kernel better, so it should be 
applied.  I'm not sure what else Alexander is working on, but I do hope 
the improvements will be more concrete.

(Alexander, I apologise for being so discouraging; but I really feel 
these improvements are marginal)

-- 
I have a truly marvellous patch that fixes the bug which this
signature is too narrow to contain.

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