linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio-blk: Add stats VQ to collect information about devices

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Message-ID: <4E4D5A57.6070600@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:30:47 -0700
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Pekka Enberg <penberg@...nel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio-blk: Add stats VQ to collect information about
 devices

On 08/18/2011 10:59 AM, Sasha Levin wrote:
> >
> >  This is something that can be used by very few people, but everyone has
> >  to carry it.  It's more efficient to add statistics support to your
> >  automation framework (involving the guest).
> >
>
> That was just one example of many possibilities. However, if you feel
> this can't be used within monitoring or management platforms anyhow then
> I'm ok with dropping it.
>

It really depends on the possibilities.

Adding features is fine, but we need to know they'll be useful to many 
people.

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