linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4] kvm: make vcpu life cycle separated from kvm instance

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Message-ID: <20111216093813.GB26982@amt.cnet>
Date:	Fri, 16 Dec 2011 07:38:13 -0200
From:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
To:	Takuya Yoshikawa <yoshikawa.takuya@....ntt.co.jp>
Cc:	Liu Ping Fan <kernelfans@...il.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, avi@...hat.com, aliguori@...ibm.com,
	gleb@...hat.com, jan.kiszka@....de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] kvm: make vcpu life cycle separated from kvm instance

On Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 03:48:38PM +0900, Takuya Yoshikawa wrote:
> (2011/12/15 13:28), Liu Ping Fan wrote:
> > From: Liu Ping Fan<pingfank@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > 
> > Currently, vcpu can be destructed only when kvm instance destroyed.
> > Change this to vcpu's destruction before kvm instance, so vcpu MUST
> > and CAN be destroyed before kvm's destroy.
> 
> Could you explain why this change is needed here?
> Would be helpful for those, including me, who will read the commit later.

I fail to see the motivation for this change also.

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