On 2011-10-21 00:02, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: >>> Yes. But this still makes an API for acquiring per-vector resources a >>> requirement. >> >> Yes, but a different one than current use/unuse. > > What's wrong with use/unuse as an API? It's already in place > and virtio calls it.
Not for that purpose. It remains a useless API in the absence of KVM's requirements. > >> And it will be an >> optional one, only for those devices that need to establish irq/eventfd >> channels. >> >> Jan > > Not sure this should be up to the device. The device provides the fd. At least it acquires and associates it. Jan -- Siemens AG, Corporate Technology, CT T DE IT 1 Corporate Competence Center Embedded Linux
