linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V4 0/4] Fast MMIO eventfd fixes

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Message-ID: <20150913115138-mutt-send-email-mst@redhat.com>
Date:	Sun, 13 Sep 2015 11:52:16 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>, gleb@...nel.org,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	cornelia.huck@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH V4 0/4] Fast MMIO eventfd fixes

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 10:33:08AM +0200, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> 
> 
> On 11/09/2015 10:15, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > I think we should add a capability for fast mmio.
> > This way, userspace can avoid crashing buggy kernels.
> 
> I agree.
> 
> Paolo

Having said that, we can merge these patches directly and add
capability on top.
Cc stable for all of them including the capability.
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