Jeff Dike wrote: > On Mon, Jul 23, 2007 at 01:27:40PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote: > >> Having an address_space (like your patch does) is remarkably simple, and >> requires few hooks from the current vm. However using existing vmas >> mapped by the user has many advantages: >> > > It's also needed for a SKAS-like UML client, where the host side will > need to make system calls on behalf of the guest. > >
Even in the current model, guest physical memory is mmap()ed into host userspace. The kernel cannot enforce this, however. -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Splunk Inc. Still grepping through log files to find problems? Stop. Now Search log events and configuration files using AJAX and a browser. Download your FREE copy of Splunk now >> http://get.splunk.com/ _______________________________________________ kvm-devel mailing list kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/kvm-devel
