linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] generic hypercall support

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <4A03EEDA.5090008@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 08 May 2009 11:35:38 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Gregory Haskins <gregory.haskins@...il.com>
CC:	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] generic hypercall support

Gregory Haskins wrote:

    

>>> Ack.  I hope when its all said and done I can convince you that the
>>> framework to code up those virtio backends in the kernel is vbus ;)
>>>       
>> If vbus doesn't bring significant performance advantages, I'll prefer
>> virtio because of existing investment.
>>     
>
> Just to clarify: vbus is just the container/framework for the in-kernel
> models.  You can implement and deploy virtio devices inside the
> container (tho I haven't had a chance to sit down and implement one
> yet).  Note that I did publish a virtio transport in the last few series
> to demonstrate how that might work, so its just ripe for the picking if
> someone is so inclined.
>
>   

Yeah I keep getting confused over this.

> So really the question is whether you implement the in-kernel virtio
> backend in vbus, in some other framework, or just do it standalone.
>   

I prefer the standalone model.  Keep the glue in userspace.

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.

--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
Please read the FAQ at  http://www.tux.org/lkml/