Re: [Qemu-devel] [Patch v3 26/30] qmp: add QMP interface "query-cpu-model-comparison"

[Eduardo Habkost]

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 08:11:02PM +0200, David Hildenbrand wrote:
> Let's provide a standardized interface to compare two CPU models.
> "query-cpu-model-compare" takes two models and returns  how they compare
> in a specific configuration.
> 
> The result will give guarantees about runnability. E.g. if a CPU model A
> is a subset of CPU model B, model A is guaranteed to run in configurations
> where model B runs, but not the other way around (might or might not run).
> 
> Usually, CPU features or CPU generations are used to calculate the result.
> If a model is not guaranteed to run in a certain environment (e.g.
> incompatible), a  compatible one can be created by "baselining" both models
> (follow up patch).
> 
> Acked-by: Cornelia Huck <address@hidden>
> Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <address@hidden>

Reviewed-by: Eduardo Habkost <address@hidden>

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Eduardo