Re: [PATCH v3 2/8] KVM: add PCI MSI hypercall for VFIO passthrough
From: Sean Christopherson
Date: Mon Nov 02 2026 - 10:43:03 EST
On Mon, Nov 02, 2026, Jose Ignacio Tornos Martinez wrote:
> > I probably would not have selected this, it is why I suggested
> > virtio-msi or something that could be optional and seperate from the
> > core KVM guest ABI.
> >
> > But maybe there is interest in doing it this way?
>
> Since there was no feedback from KVM maintainers,
NAK to adding any KVM-handled hypercall, and probably NAK to any approach that
requires KVM changes.
With regard to timing, please show a little patience and awareness. It's Monday.
You posted a fairly large series on a Thursday, during a merge window. If you
change direction after ~2 days for a series of this natures (touchs multiple
subsystems and introduces guest/host ABI), you're likely going to end up with
severe whiplash.