Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Izik Eidus
On Sat, 2007-11-17 at 23:02 -0800, Neo Jia wrote: On Nov 17, 2007 7:47 AM, Izik Eidus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Kenigsberg wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 09:46:03PM -0800, Neo Jia wrote: I synced with kvm.git and kvm-userspace.git. Do I have to rebuild and install the entire

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Neo Jia
On Nov 18, 2007 2:47 AM, Avi Kivity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neo Jia wrote: Thank you for your response! Now, I can build modules from kvm.git instead of build the whole kernel. Any comments for the TODO item or bug I need to pick up first? It depends on your knowledge of the x86

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Avi Kivity
Neo Jia wrote: Another question is about the architecture, I found it seems that the 32-bit platform is much more stable than 64-bit. Should I switch my system to 64-bit for later work? Where do you get this impression? I do almost all of my development on 64-bit, and I don't recall an

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Avi Kivity
Neo Jia wrote: hi, I am trying to contribute some (just starting some bug fix first) for KVM development. But, I want know first what those experienced kvm developer do everyday for the development work. I synced with kvm.git and kvm-userspace.git. Do I have to rebuild and install the

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Neo Jia
On Nov 18, 2007 3:04 AM, Avi Kivity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neo Jia wrote: Another question is about the architecture, I found it seems that the 32-bit platform is much more stable than 64-bit. Should I switch my system to 64-bit for later work? Where do you get this impression? I do

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Avi Kivity
Neo Jia wrote: On Nov 18, 2007 3:04 AM, Avi Kivity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neo Jia wrote: Another question is about the architecture, I found it seems that the 32-bit platform is much more stable than 64-bit. Should I switch my system to 64-bit for later work? Where do

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Avi Kivity
Neo Jia wrote: Thank you for your response! Now, I can build modules from kvm.git instead of build the whole kernel. Any comments for the TODO item or bug I need to pick up first? It depends on your knowledge of the x86 architecture and experience in virtualization. If you have little

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Neo Jia
Avi Kivity wrote: Neo Jia wrote: On Nov 18, 2007 3:04 AM, Avi Kivity [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Neo Jia wrote: Another question is about the architecture, I found it seems that the 32-bit platform is much more stable than 64-bit. Should I switch my system to 64-bit for later work?

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-18 Thread Avi Kivity
Neo Jia wrote: Another question is about the architecture, I found it seems that the 32-bit platform is much more stable than 64-bit. Should I switch my system to 64-bit for later work? Where do you get this impression? I do almost all of my development on 64-bit, and I

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-17 Thread Dan Kenigsberg
On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 09:46:03PM -0800, Neo Jia wrote: I synced with kvm.git and kvm-userspace.git. Do I have to rebuild and install the entire kernel every time? Luckily, not. By default, when you ./configure in kvm-userspace.git, make is told to build the kvm kernel module against the

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-17 Thread Izik Eidus
Dan Kenigsberg wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 09:46:03PM -0800, Neo Jia wrote: I synced with kvm.git and kvm-userspace.git. Do I have to rebuild and install the entire kernel every time? Luckily, not. By default, when you ./configure in kvm-userspace.git, make is told to build the

Re: [kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-17 Thread Neo Jia
On Nov 17, 2007 7:47 AM, Izik Eidus [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Dan Kenigsberg wrote: On Fri, Nov 16, 2007 at 09:46:03PM -0800, Neo Jia wrote: I synced with kvm.git and kvm-userspace.git. Do I have to rebuild and install the entire kernel every time? Luckily, not. By default, when

[kvm-devel] What should I do for kvm development first?

2007-11-16 Thread Neo Jia
hi, I am trying to contribute some (just starting some bug fix first) for KVM development. But, I want know first what those experienced kvm developer do everyday for the development work. I synced with kvm.git and kvm-userspace.git. Do I have to rebuild and install the entire kernel every