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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 4/4] kvm: i386: Add classic PCI device assign
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Jan Kiszka |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 4/4] kvm: i386: Add classic PCI device assignment |
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Thu, 06 Sep 2012 10:44:15 +0200 |
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On 2012-08-30 20:30, Jan Kiszka wrote:
> This adds PCI device assignment for i386 targets using the classic KVM
> interfaces. This version is 100% identical to what is being maintained
> in qemu-kvm for several years and is supported by libvirt as well. It is
> expected to remain relevant for another couple of years until kernels
> without full-features and performance-wise equivalent VFIO support are
> obsolete.
>
> A refactoring to-do that should be done in-tree is to model MSI and
> MSI-X support via the generic PCI layer, similar to what VFIO is already
> doing for MSI-X. This should improve the correctness and clean up the
> code from duplicate logic.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jan Kiszka <address@hidden>
> ---
>
> Changes in v3:
> - addressed comment by Peter (changed device name to kvm-pci-assign +
> alias)
> - addressed (most) comments by Michael
> - fixed INT pin regression
Does someone _disagree_ that there are no open (and reasonably solvable)
issues and that this can now be merged through uq/master?
Jan
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