Re: [PATCH v2 1/6] virtio_balloon: transitional interface

From: Rusty Russell
Date: Wed Apr 01 2015 - 05:26:22 EST


"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 02:17:23PM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
>> I would leave the device *exactly* as is, ugly structure packing and
>> all.
>
> But why? It's going to be used for years, might as well make it clean?

Because the only spec which currently exists says to do that. We do
need a new virtio memballoon spec, but it'll look nothing like this
anyway.

Cheers,
Rusty.
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