linux-kernel - Re: [PULL] virtio/vhost: cross endian support

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Message-ID: <CA+55aFx6Rr8xWTKynja6Miuxhscc0QrfCGWgo4ZzbePCdeKjzA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 3 Jul 2015 15:26:00 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	KVM list <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	virtualization <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@...ibm.com>,
	gkurz@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, kraxel@...hat.com, thuth@...hat.com,
	david@...son.dropbear.id.au
Subject: Re: [PULL] virtio/vhost: cross endian support

On Fri, Jul 3, 2015 at 12:59 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> Linus, could you please clarify whether making the
> feature depend on the cross-endian guest support
> would address your comment, and whether you think
> this can be merged as is, and the dependency added
> after -rc1?

I'll take it. I still think dynamic byte order is a fundamental (and
much too common) mistake, but whatever.

                      Linus
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