linux-kernel - Re: [ANNOUNCE] Native Linux KVM tool

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Message-ID: <BANLkTimbngwN_D0+ML2AonCqZmMDMcB3eQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 8 Apr 2011 16:33:15 +0400
From:	Cyrill Gorcunov <gorcunov@...il.com>
To:	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>
Cc:	Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@...mens.com>,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>,
	Anthony Liguori <anthony@...emonkey.ws>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"aarcange@...hat.com" <aarcange@...hat.com>,
	"mtosatti@...hat.com" <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"joro@...tes.org" <joro@...tes.org>,
	"asias.hejun@...il.com" <asias.hejun@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [ANNOUNCE] Native Linux KVM tool

On Friday, April 8, 2011, Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de> wrote:
>
> On 08.04.2011, at 12:42, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>
>> On 2011-04-08 11:32, Cyrill Gorcunov wrote:
>>> It seems there is a misunderstanding. KVM-tool is quite far from been KVM
>>> replacement (if ever). And what we're doing -- extremely tiny/small HV which
>>> would help us to debug/test kernel code.
>>
>> I think your core team may have this vision, but my impression is that
>> some people here think much further.
>
> I tend to agree. The core team seems to write this as a helping aid of learning the platform and getting to know KVM. I really like that approach :).
>
> However, if it's meant to be a "toy" (and I don't mean this negatively in any way), it really should be declared as such. Calling it "kvm" for example would be a huge mistake in that case.
>
> Either way, I like the idea of having a second user space available for x86. Even if it just means that it verifies that the documentation is correct :).
>
>
> Alex
>
>

If we manage to make kvm-tool mature i believe anyone will win in such
case. The annonce stated clear the kvm-tool relation to qemu.

Of course we have great planes tho :)
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