Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 1/5] Add target memory mapping API

[Anthony Liguori]

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Ian Jackson wrote:
>
> > > I'm suggesting we do that unconditionally (as my patch does) and 
> > > only add that complexity when we know it's needed for certain.
> > >     
> >
> > At the moment there are no such devices (your claims about ide
> > notwithstanding) but I think it will be easier to argue about the
> > specific case after we have agreed on a non-deficient API.
> >   
>
> I don't think we'll ever reach agreement.

API's don't have to be fixed for any period of time.  They can be 
changed as needed.  The only thing we have to agree on is that 1) we're 
not causing regressions and 2) we're not digging ourselves into a hole.

So far, I don't see anything in the API that would cause either issue.

Regards,

Anthony Liguori