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Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2022 01:15:39 +0000 From: Oliver Upton <oupton@...gle.com> To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, mlevitsk@...hat.com, jmattson@...gle.com Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Documentation: KVM: add API issues section On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 10:32:50PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote: > On 3/23/22 19:16, Oliver Upton wrote: > > Do you think we should vent about our mistakes inline with the > > descriptions of the corresponding UAPI? One example that comes to mind > > is ARM's CNTV_CVAL_EL0/CNTVCT_EL0 mixup, which is mentioned in 4.68 > > 'KVM_SET_ONE_REG'. That, of course, doesn't cover the > > previously-undocumented bits of UAPI that are problematic:) > > It depends. My intention was to use this document more for hidden > interdependencies, in this case between KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID and > KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP, KVM_ENABLE_CAP(KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP_SPLIT), > KVM_CAP_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER. Ah good point. I agree bad cross interactions need to be called out separately. Thanks! -- Oliver
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