Re: [PATCH 0/7] KVM: Kernel-based Virtual Machine

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Arnd Bergmann wrote:
On Sunday 22 October 2006 20:41, Avi Kivity wrote:
Ok, but if you radically change the kernel<->user API, doesn't that mean
you have to upgrade in the same way?
No, why? I'd just upgrade the userspace.  Am I misunderstanding you?

If you change the kernel interface, you also have to change the kernel
itself, at least if you introduce new syscalls.


But I don't have to upgrade all my software to 64 bit [but 32-bit emulation solves that].

Still, an upgrade to the next 32-bit kernel could be seen as less threatening.


The 32 bit emulation mode in x86_64
is actually pretty complete, so it probably boils down to a kernel
upgrade for you, without having to touch any of the user space.
For me personally, I don't mind.  I don't know about others.

I'd really love to see your code in get into the mainline kernel,
but I'd consider 32 bit host support an unnecessary burden for
long-term maintenance. Maybe you could maintain the 32 bit version
out of tree as long as there is still interest? I would expect that
at least the point where it works out of the box on x86_64
distros is when it becomes completely obsolete.

One of my motivations was to get testers who run 32-bit for historical or flash plugin reasons.

If there is a consensus that it should be dropped, though, I'll drop it. I certainly didn't have any fun getting it to run.

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