linux-kernel - Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Implement a virtio GPU transport

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Message-ID: <4CDD2F9A.7000702@collabora.co.uk>
Date:	Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:14:18 +0000
From:	Ian Molton <ian.molton@...labora.co.uk>
To:	Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws>
CC:	QEMU Developers <qemu-devel@...gnu.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, Alon Levy <alevy@...hat.com>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] Re: [PATCH] Implement a virtio GPU transport

On 10/11/10 17:47, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> On 11/10/2010 11:22 AM, Ian Molton wrote:
>> Ping ?
>
> I think the best way forward is to post patches.

I posted links to the git trees. I can post patches, but they are 
*large*. Do you really want me to post them?

> To summarize what I was trying to express in the thread, I think this is
> not the right long term architecture but am not opposed to it as a short
> term solution. I think having a new virtio device is a bad design choice
> but am not totally opposed to it.

Ok! (I agree (that this should be a short term solution) :) )

> you want to go for the path of integration, you're going to have to fix
> all of the coding style issues and make the code fit into QEMU. Dropping
> a bunch of junk into target-i386/ is not making the code fit into QEMU.

I agree. how about hw/gl for the renderer and hw/ for the virtio module?

> If you post just what you have now in patch form, I can try to provide
> more concrete advice ignoring the coding style problems.

I can post patches, although I dont think LKML would appreciate the 
volume! I can post them to the qemu list if you do.

-Ian
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