linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH v2 13/15] cpu-model/s390: Add processor property routines

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Message-ID: <54E73EB2.6050700@suse.de>
Date:	Fri, 20 Feb 2015 15:03:30 +0100
From:	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>
To:	Michael Mueller <mimu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>, qemu-devel@...gnu.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
CC:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...nel.org>,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	"Jason J. Herne" <jjherne@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Andreas Faerber <afaerber@...e.de>,
	Richard Henderson <rth@...ddle.net>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v2 13/15] cpu-model/s390: Add processor property routines



On 17.02.15 15:24, Michael Mueller wrote:
> This patch implements the functions:
> 
> - s390_get_proceccor_props()
> - s390_set_proceccor_props()
> 
> They can be used to request or retrieve processor related information from an accelerator.
> That information comprises the cpu identifier, the ICB value and the facility lists.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael Mueller <mimu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>

Hrm, I still seem to miss the point of this interface. What do you need
it for?


Alex
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