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Date:   Wed, 2 Dec 2020 23:22:34 +0000
From:   Wei Liu <wei.liu@kernel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/17] Introducing Linux root partition support for
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On Wed, Dec 02, 2020 at 08:51:38PM +0100, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult wrote:
> On 24.11.20 18:07, Wei Liu wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> > There will be a subsequent patch series to provide a
> > device node (/dev/mshv) such that userspace programs can create and run virtual
> > machines. 
> 
> Any chance of using the already existing /dev/kvm interface ?
> 

I don't follow. Do you mean reusing /dev/kvm but with a different set of
APIs underneath? I don't think that will work.

In any case, the first version of /dev/mshv was posted a few days ago
[0].  While we've chosen to follow closely KVM's model, Microsoft
Hypervisor has its own APIs.

Wei.

0: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-hyperv/1605918637-12192-1-git-send-email-nunodasneves@linux.microsoft.com/

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