linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] hvc_init(): Enforce one-time initialization.

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Message-ID: <CAB8Rdaqno9kVHB8wsbH5=zs_ppUkd1G=siywFFfH3Ud21qK3FA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Nov 2011 14:16:38 -0800
From:	Miche Baker-Harvey <miche@...gle.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@...cle.com>,
	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Anton Blanchard <anton@...ba.org>,
	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>,
	Mike Waychison <mikew@...gle.com>,
	ppc-dev <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
	Eric Northrup <digitaleric@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 2/3] hvc_init(): Enforce one-time initialization.

Thanks, Rusty.  I'm not using QEMU though, just KVM.   I create the device, wait
for the message from the guest that the device is ready, and then add ports.

Miche

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:57:37 -0800, Miche Baker-Harvey <miche@...gle.com> wrote:
>> Rusty, Michael, Stephen, et al,
>>
>> Thanks for your comments on these patches.
>>
>> For what I'm trying to do, all three patches are necessary, but maybe
>> I'm going about it the wrong way. Your input would be appreciated.
>> I'm in no way claiming that these patches are "right", just that it's
>> working for me, and that what's in the current pool is not.
>
> We have to *understand* the code.  If we don't, we need to rewrite the
> code so we *do* understand it, or make way for someone who does.
>
> I'm looking at the kvm man page to try to figure out how to have virtio
> console, and it's deeply unclear.  What kvm commandline are you using?
> I'll try to debug it here, and see what I learn about hvc_console.
>
> Cheers,
> Rusty.
>
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