Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH v3 kernel 0/7] Extend virtio-balloon for fast
 (de)inflating & fast live migration
To: Liang Li <liang.z.li@intel.com>, mst@redhat.com
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From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@intel.com>
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Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2016 10:25:21 -0700
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On 10/20/2016 11:24 PM, Liang Li wrote:
> Dave Hansen suggested a new scheme to encode the data structure,
> because of additional complexity, it's not implemented in v3.

So, what do you want done with this patch set?  Do you want it applied
as-is so that we can introduce a new host/guest ABI that we must support
until the end of time?  Then, we go back in a year or two and add the
newer format that addresses the deficiencies that this ABI has with a
third version?