linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 6/6] vdpa_sim: add support for user VA

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Date:   Wed, 21 Dec 2022 10:50:00 +0100
From:   Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
To:     Eugenio Perez Martin <eperezma@...hat.com>
Cc:     virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>,
        Andrey Zhadchenko <andrey.zhadchenko@...tuozzo.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>, stefanha@...hat.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 6/6] vdpa_sim: add support for user VA

On Wed, Dec 21, 2022 at 08:17:41AM +0100, Eugenio Perez Martin wrote:
>On Wed, Dec 14, 2022 at 5:31 PM Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com> wrote:
>>
>> The new "use_va" module parameter (default: false) is used in
>
>Why not true by default? I'd say it makes more sense for the simulator
>to use va mode and only use pa for testing it.

Yep, you are right. I'll change it in the version.
I initially left it at false because we usually use the simulator to 
test the paths that would be used for the real hardware.

Thanks,
Stefano