Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 08/15] KVM: Add method to check for backwards-compatible API extensions

2007-03-18 Thread Avi Kivity

Heiko Carstens wrote:

diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 747966e..376538c 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2416,6 +2416,12 @@ static long kvm_dev_ioctl(struct file *filp,
r = 0;
break;
}
+   case KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION:
+   /*
+* No extensions defined at present.
+*/
+   r = 0;
+   break;
default:



What exactly is this good for?
  


Extending the interface in a backwards compatible manner.  When new 
interfaces are added, it will return 1 (depending on arg) for 
implemented extensions.


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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 08/15] KVM: Add method to check for backwards-compatible API extensions

2007-03-18 Thread Avi Kivity

Heiko Carstens wrote:

diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
index 747966e..376538c 100644
--- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
+++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
@@ -2416,6 +2416,12 @@ static long kvm_dev_ioctl(struct file *filp,
r = 0;
break;
}
+   case KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION:
+   /*
+* No extensions defined at present.
+*/
+   r = 0;
+   break;
default:



What exactly is this good for?
  


Extending the interface in a backwards compatible manner.  When new 
interfaces are added, it will return 1 (depending on arg) for 
implemented extensions.


--
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function

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Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 08/15] KVM: Add method to check for backwards-compatible API extensions

2007-03-16 Thread Heiko Carstens
> diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
> index 747966e..376538c 100644
> --- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
> +++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
> @@ -2416,6 +2416,12 @@ static long kvm_dev_ioctl(struct file *filp,
>   r = 0;
>   break;
>   }
> + case KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION:
> + /*
> +  * No extensions defined at present.
> +  */
> + r = 0;
> + break;
>   default:

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Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 08/15] KVM: Add method to check for backwards-compatible API extensions

2007-03-16 Thread Heiko Carstens
 diff --git a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
 index 747966e..376538c 100644
 --- a/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
 +++ b/drivers/kvm/kvm_main.c
 @@ -2416,6 +2416,12 @@ static long kvm_dev_ioctl(struct file *filp,
   r = 0;
   break;
   }
 + case KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION:
 + /*
 +  * No extensions defined at present.
 +  */
 + r = 0;
 + break;
   default:

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