Re: [PATCH] kvm: remove in_range from kvm_io_device

From: Gregory Haskins
Date: Tue Jun 23 2009 - 21:43:57 EST


Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Remove in_range from kvm_io_device and ask read/write callbacks, if
> supplied, to perform range checks internally. This allows aliasing
> (mostly for in-kernel virtio), as well as better error handling by
> making it possible to pass errors up to userspace. And it's enough to
> look at the diffstat to see that it's a better API anyway.
>
> While we are at it, document locking rules for kvm_io_device.
>

Hi Michael,

I just tried to apply this to kvm.git/master, and it blew up really
badly. What tree should I be using?

-Greg


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