Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 11 Dec 2007 18:15:40 +0200 | From | Avi Kivity <> | Subject | Re: [RFC] Proposed new directory layout for kvm and virtualization |
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Sam Ravnborg wrote: > On Tue, Dec 11, 2007 at 11:47:39AM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote: > >> KVM is due to receive support for multiple architectures (ppc, ia64, and >> s390, in addition to the existing x86), hopefully in time for the 2.6.25 >> merge window. It is awkward to place the new arch support in >> drivers/kvm/, so I'd like to propose the following new layout: >> >> virt/ top-level directory for hypervisors >> virt/kvm/ kvm common code >> virt/lguest/ the other hypervisor >> arch/*/kvm/ arch dependent kvm code >> > > The arch/*/dir shall use same dir-name as used > in top-level directory. >
Well, it isn't like that now (arch/x86/oprofile, etc.)
> So use arch/*/virt/kvm/ if kvm really requires > a subdirectory of it own. Preferably not. > A handful of files named kvm* does not warrant their own > subdirectory IMO. > >
We'll have 5-6 x86 specific files.
Where do you suggest we place them?
-- error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function
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