linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 14/17] kvm: add a reset capability

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Date:	Tue, 31 Mar 2009 16:02:45 -0400
From:	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, agraf@...e.de, pmullaney@...ell.com,
	pmorreale@...ell.com, anthony@...emonkey.ws, rusty@...tcorp.com.au,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 14/17] kvm: add a reset capability

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Gregory Haskins wrote:
>> We need a way to detect if a VM is reset later in the series, so lets
>> add a capability for userspace to signal a VM reset down to the kernel.
>>   
>
> How do you handle the case of a guest calling kexec to load a new
> kernel?  Or is that not important for your use case?
>

Hmm..I had not considered this.  Any suggestions on ways to detect it?


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