From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
To: kvm-ia64@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 02/04] qemu-kvm: Add header files for ia64.
Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 09:01:22 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <49FEAEE2.7040305@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <706158FABBBA044BAD4FE898A02E4BC236A2BC05@pdsmsx503.ccr.corp.intel.com>
Jes Sorensen wrote:
> Zhang, Xiantao wrote:
>> Hi, Jes
>> There should be no issue here. You may refer to
>> qemu-kvm/kvm/kernel/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h, and it also includes
>> this stuff. I remebered this stuff was used to solve the issues when
>> uses kernel header files in userspace and the author should be Avi:-)
>> You know, kernel header may include CONFIG_$ARCH macros but they are
>> meaningless in userspace, so needs a way to solve the gap. But anyway
>> we can do some cleanup or introduce new ways to solve the issue. Xiantao
>
> Hi Xiantao,
>
> I noticed it's in the x86 code as well - but I still think it's silly to
> add to the ia64 tree when we don't need it.
>
> Of course, Avi should fix up his headers too :-)
>
It's autogenerated; but we do need a cleaner solution.
qemu upstream is working on a more inclusive Linux header takeover; we
can use that when it's done.
--
Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.
prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-04 9:01 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-04-28 9:29 [PATCH 02/04] qemu-kvm: Add header files for ia64 Zhang, Xiantao
2009-04-29 9:30 ` Jes Sorensen
2009-04-29 9:44 ` Zhang, Xiantao
2009-04-29 9:51 ` Jes Sorensen
2009-04-29 9:57 ` Zhang, Xiantao
2009-05-04 9:01 ` Avi Kivity [this message]
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