Marcelo Tosatti wrote: > On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 07:24:06PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote: > >>> Issue is that the dumb console timer "wakes up" the vcpu to do IO >>> processing in main_loop_wait(). >>> >>> So while you're right that vga_hw_update() is a no-op for the -nographic >>> case, the indirect effect of the timer triggering main_loop_wait() is >>> needed for reading input from stdio in a way that feels interactive for >>> the user. >>> >>> >>> >> Why not enable SIGIO on stdio input, like the rest of the fd handling in >> qemu? >> > > Thats a possibility, but I think we've now agreed that doing select() with a > timeout is cleaner and possibly half a cent faster. > >
Yes, just wanted to make sure I don't miss something. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by the 2008 JavaOne(SM) Conference Don't miss this year's exciting event. There's still time to save $100. Use priority code J8TL2D2. http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;198757673;13503038;p?http://java.sun.com/javaone _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
