Re: [PATCH -v2] Add MCE support to KVM

From: Huang Ying <ying.huang@intel.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Anthony Liguori <anthony@codemonkey.ws>,
	"kvm@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@vger.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Andi Kleen <andi@firstfloor.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH -v2] Add MCE support to KVM
Date: Wed, 22 Apr 2009 10:32:52 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1240367572.6842.375.camel@yhuang-dev.sh.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <49EDF287.9020908@redhat.com>

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On Wed, 2009-04-22 at 00:21 +0800, Avi Kivity wrote:
> Anthony Liguori wrote:
> >
> > Regardless of the KVM interface for this, to go upstream to QEMU, this 
> > needs a TCG implementation which means the logic must be duplicated in 
> > userspace.  In particular, this is because a user-visible command is 
> > being introduced in the monitor.
> 
> Definitely.
> 
> >
> > So Avi, regardless of what interface is chosen for KVM, can you hold 
> > off applying these patches until there is a TCG implementation?  
> > Otherwise, we'll be playing catchup between kvm-userspace and upstream 
> > QEMU forever.
> 
> I have a feeling we will anyway, but that's no reason to increase the 
> gap.  Huang, can you generate a version for qemu/tcg?

OK. I will implement the qemu/tcg support.

Best Regards,
Huang Ying

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