Re: [PATCH v9 00/16] KVM/ARM Implementation

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On 07/03/2012 11:59 AM, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> The following series implements KVM support for ARM processors,
> specifically on the Cortex A-15 platform.  Work is done in
> collaboration between Columbia University, Virtual Open Systems and
> ARM/Linaro.
> 
> The patch series applies to kvm/next, specifically commit:
> ae7a2a3fb6f8b784c2752863f4f1f20c656f76fb
> 
> This is Version 9 of the patch series, but the first two versions
> were reviewed outside of the KVM mailing list. Changes can also be
> pulled from:
>  git://github.com/virtualopensystems/linux-kvm-arm.git kvm-a15-v9
> 
> A non-flattened edition of the patch series can be found at:
>  git://github.com/virtualopensystems/linux-kvm-arm.git kvm-a15-v9-stage
> 
> The implementation is broken up into a logical set of patches, the first
> five are preparatory patches:
>  1. ARM: Add mem_type prot_pte accessor
>  2. ARM: ARM_VIRT_EXT config option
>  3. ARM: Section based HYP idmaps
>  4. KVM: Move KVM_IRQ_LINE to arch-generic code
>  5. KVM: Guard code with CONFIG_MMU_NOTIFIER (repost)
> 
> KVM guys, please consider pulling the KVM generic patches as early as
> possible. Thanks.

Those seem fine to me.  Marcelo?

> 
> Additionally a few major milestones are coming up shortly:
>  - Support Thumb MMIO emulation and test MMIO emulation code (under way)
>  - Merge Marc Zyngier's patch series for VGIC and timers (review in
>    progress)

Does it make sense to keep the pre-VGIC interrupt stuff in then?  It
would be better to support just one setup, but kernel-VGIC is of course
less flexible than user space.

>  - Change from SMC based install to relying on booting the kernel in Hyp
>    mode. This requires some larger changes, but will allow a guest
>    kernel to boot with KVM configured.
> 

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function


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