linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V6 0/6] Fast mmio eventfd fixes

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Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2015 10:11:08 +0200
From:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...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 V6 0/6] Fast mmio eventfd fixes



On 15/09/2015 21:26, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > Applied to kvm/queue and will send patches 1-4 for 4.3-rc.  Thanks!
> 
> I'd prefer at least 6 to be there as well:
> without 6 userspace can't safely use the code, and without 5,
> it can't trace it.

The idea is to just make old userspace work without crashing.  New
features do not belong in stable releases.

Paolo
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