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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu
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Gerd Hoffmann |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu |
Date: |
Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:25:53 +0200 |
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Thunderbird 2.0.0.14 (X11/20080501) |
Samuel Thibault wrote:
>> Oh, we can also arrange things without merging back. Stop rebasing
>> qemu-dm (pretty much like 2.6.18), additionally hook upstream qemu as-is
>> into testing (like pv_ops kernels). Then start submitting patches to
>> qemu. When done, zap old qemu-dm.
>
> Again, there's a difference. The interface between Linux and Xen has
> always been meant to be a "public" thing. The interface between ioemu
> and the other xen components has not, and changing it is considered fine
> (we still do it). Sure that could be cleaned up, but that's probably
> not something that should happen on the upstream qemu side.
Hmm. That makes me think that starting over from scratch really is the
best option. Drop the old cruft, design a clean interface, code it up,
discuss it in public and submit to upstream qemu.
cheers,
Gerd
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http://kraxel.fedorapeople.org/xenner/
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, (continued)
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Samuel Thibault, 2008/08/08
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Stefano Stabellini, 2008/08/07
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Ian Jackson, 2008/08/11
- Re: [Xen-devel] Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/08/11
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/08/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Samuel Thibault, 2008/08/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Gerd Hoffmann, 2008/08/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu, Samuel Thibault, 2008/08/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 0/7] merge some xen bits into qemu,
Gerd Hoffmann <=
[Qemu-devel] Xen's qemu branches, etc., Ian Jackson, 2008/08/11