Re: [kvm-devel] [RFC] KVM Source layout Proposal to accommodate new CPU architecture

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On Thu, 2007-09-27 at 11:18 +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> The whole drivers/kvm/ thing was just a trick to get merged quickly.  I
> think the new layout should be something like
> 
>   virt/kvm/, include/linux/kvm*.h -> common code
>   virt/lguest/ -> the other hypervisor
>   virt/virtio/ -> shared I/O infrastructure
>   virt/ -> the CONFIG_VIRTIALIZATION menu
>   arch/x86/kvm/, include/asm-x86/ -> x86 specific code
>   arch/ia64/kvm/, include/asm-ia64/ -> ia64 specific code

The problem with this separation is that module source cannot span
directories (at least, not that I could find).

This is why lguest went for "i386_" prefix for arch separation.

Cheers,
Rusty.


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