linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/1] uio_pci_generic: extensions to allow access for non-privileged processes

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Message-ID: <4BB59237.90203@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 02 Apr 2010 09:44:07 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Tom Lyon <pugs@...n-about.com>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] uio_pci_generic: extensions to allow access for non-privileged
 processes

On 04/02/2010 12:27 AM, Tom Lyon wrote:
>
>> kvm really wants the event counter to be an eventfd, that allows hooking
>> it directly to kvm (which can inject an interrupt on an eventfd_signal),
>> can you adapt your patch to do this?
>>      
> I looked further into eventfds - they seem the perfect solution for the
> MSI/MSI-X interrupts. Will include in V2.
>    

They are indeed.  Thanks.

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