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Date: Fri, 20 Oct 2006 09:37:45 +0200
From: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
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To: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/7] KVM: Kernel-based Virtual Machine
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Anthony Liguori wrote:
>>
>> We don't plan to fork qemu, too much good stuff is being added 
>> there.  However I want to submit the patch for inclusion only after 
>> (if?) the driver is merged into the mainline kernel.  The patch is 
>> also not very pretty at the moment.
>
> I would recommend the opposite approach.  Something can go in QEMU 
> more quickly than in the kernel and you'll get people actually testing 
> it.  If it gets in the kernel and there's no major userspace presence 
> you won't have nearly the same amount of testers...

I'll try doing both at once :)

-- 
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.

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