Re: [RFC PATCH v2 1/1] kvm: Add documentation and ABI/API header for VM introspection

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On 26/07/2017 19:04, Mihai Donțu wrote:
>> I think you should implement transactions in the protocol, so
>> effectively KVMI_SET_REGISTERS would be bundled with the event response
>> anyway.
> 
> I see. Then maybe we should provide a way for commands to specify an
> event ID. If zero, then the command is satisfied using data straight
> from the vCPU (when making changes), otherwise a structure associated
> with the event will be used as cache for all get-s/set-s and apply them
> all in one go when the event reply arrives. This should work nicely
> since we read a good deal of the register set anyway when sending the
> event.

Yes, that is okay.  Just a question, why would the event ID provide more
information than just the vCPU id?  How can there be more than one event
active on the same vCPU?

Paolo



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