linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] kvm: KVM_IRQFD cleanup, docs, sanitize flags

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Date:	Mon, 02 Jul 2012 18:52:46 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@...hat.com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
CC:	mst@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jan.kiszka@...mens.com, cornelia.huck@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 0/3] kvm: KVM_IRQFD cleanup, docs, sanitize flags

On 07/02/2012 06:51 PM, Alex Williamson wrote:
> On Fri, 2012-06-29 at 09:56 -0600, Alex Williamson wrote:
>> Before we start fiddling with what we can and can't add to KVM_IRQFD
>> we need to figure out if anyone has been sloppy in their use of the
>> ioctl flags.  This series has a minor cleanup to pass the struct
>> kvm_irqfd to seup functions rather than individual parameters, making
>> it more consistent with ioeventfd, adds API documentation for this
>> ioctl, and sanitizes the flags.  If anyone screams, we may have to
>> revert this last patch.  Thanks,
> 
> Avi, what do you think about trying to get this in for 3.5 to test
> whether we break anyone?  Then we can aim for 3.6 for level irqfd &
> eoifd support.

Makes sense.  Marcelo?


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