linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kvm: remove in_range from kvm_io

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Date:	Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:37:57 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Gregory Haskins <ghaskins@...ell.com>
Cc:	avi@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, markmc@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm: remove in_range from kvm_io_device

On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 08:08:04AM -0400, Gregory Haskins wrote:
> The patch has been in circulation for weeks, is well tested/reviewed
> (and I hope its considered well written), and I want to get on with my
> life ;).

Hey, I feel your pain, I've been reviewing these ..

> Your proposal doesn't change the user->kern ABI, so any
> consolidation will be just an internal change to the kernel code only. 
> People can start using the interface today to build things, and we can
> fix up the internal code later once your proposals have had a chance to
> be shaped after review, etc (which I know from experience can take a
> while and change radically though the course ;).
> 
> IOW: The only thing waiting does is hide the history of the edit, since
> whatever change is proposed is invariably the same amount of work for me
> to convert it over.  Its purely a question of whether its folded into
> the history or visible as two change records.  Based on that. I don't
> see any problem with it just going in now.  Its certainly ready from my
> perspective.
> 
> So I guess the question is: What's your objection?

No objections, only comments ;)

> (BTW: I am talking about the yet unpublished "v9" which addresses all
> your other comments sans the io_bus interface changes.

I thought we agreed on the io_bus approach. What changed?

>  Will push out
> later today)

BTW, is the group removal race handled there somehow?
Here's what I have in mind:
kvm does
	lock
	dev = find
	unlock

	<---------- at this point group device is removed

	write access to device that has been removed


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