Avi Kivity wrote: > Jan Kiszka wrote: >> Avi Kivity wrote: >> >>> From: Jan Kiszka <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> Introduces the KVM_NMI IOCTL to the generic x86 part of KVM for >>> injecting NMIs from user space and also extends the statistic report >>> accordingly. >>> >> Avi, please consider [1] again. You've already merged the related user >> space cleanup, and I was just waiting for your comment on how to deal >> with the kernel part, ideally _before_ merging the superfluous >> ready_for/request NMI interface into mainline. >> >> Thanks, >> Jan >> >> [1] http://permalink.gmane.org/gmane.comp.emulators.kvm.devel/25016 >> >> > > Do you mean, drop these nmi window bits completely from 2.6.29, keeping > just injection? We can do that without breaking released userspace by > dropping KVM_CAP_NMI and adding KVM_CAP_NMI2 (better name?) that doesn't > have interrupt window support.
KVM_CAP_USER_NMI > > This means that userspace versions that supported KVM_CAP_NMI will not > work with 2.6.29, but I think we can live with that. > > If this is acceptable, please send a patch that converts KVM_CAP_NMI to > KVM_CAP_NMI2, and a corresponding patch for userspace. I will fold the > kernel patch into the 2.6.29 submission, and apply both patches to the > master branch. OK, sounds reasonable. I will work out such patches. Jan -- Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT SE 26 Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
