Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1758475AbZFYTa6 (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:58 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1752931AbZFYTat (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:49 -0400 Received: from mx2.redhat.com ([66.187.237.31]:49429 "EHLO mx2.redhat.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751926AbZFYTas (ORCPT ); Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:30:48 -0400 Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:30:16 +0300 From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" To: Gregory Haskins Cc: Gregory Haskins , avi@redhat.com, kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, mtosatti@redhat.com, paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com, markmc@redhat.com Subject: Re: [PATCH] kvm: pass value to in_range callback Message-ID: <20090625193016.GC3239@redhat.com> References: <20090625125333.GB7166@redhat.com> <4A438E8F.4080008@gmail.com> <20090625192329.GB3239@redhat.com> <4A43CF18.9020908@gmail.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <4A43CF18.9020908@gmail.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.19 (2009-01-05) Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1471 Lines: 48 On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 03:25:12PM -0400, Gregory Haskins wrote: > Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > > On Thu, Jun 25, 2009 at 10:49:51AM -0400, Gregory Haskins wrote: > > > >> Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > >> > >>> For write transactions, pass the value written to in_range checks so > >>> that we can make each iosignalfd a separate device on kvm bus. > >>> > >>> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin > >>> --- > >>> > >>> Reposting with a subject now. Sorry. > >>> > >>> Avi, can you please merge this patch in kvm.git so that > >>> Gregory can use it for iosignalfd? Once bus has RCU > >>> we'll be able to remove in_range completely, but > >>> let's do it step by step. > >>> > >>> > >> I think this patch will just make more churn for me, not less. You have > >> now convinced me that your io_range-less approach is better. ;) > >> > >> Lets just fix the RCU thing and do it right. Patch is under development > >> as we speak. > >> > >> -Greg > >> > > > > So - let's go ahead with this one? > > > > > > Whatever you think is best and/or gets us to the end goal the fastest ;) > > -Greg > It's weekend here. If you can look at rcu meanwhile, go ahead. Or I will next week. -- MST -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/