Re: [kvm-devel] architecture-specific data in struct kvm_run ?

[Zhang, X. <xia...@in...>]

Hollis Blanchard wrote:
> There are a bunch of x86-specific fields in struct kvm_run:
> 	/* in */
> 	__u8 request_interrupt_window;
> 	__u8 padding1[7];
>=20
> 	/* out */
> 	__u8 if_flag;
> 	__u8 padding2[2];
>=20
> 	/* in (pre_kvm_run), out (post_kvm_run) */
> 	__u64 cr8;
> 	__u64 apic_base;
>=20
> Since this structure is shared with all architectures, can we find a
> more appropriate place to keep this data? Or should we feel free to
> add arch-specific data here?
Hollis,

Maybe #ifdef is enough if we other archs doesn't need to add new more.
For IA64, we don't require new fields.

Xiantao