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| author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-03-05 13:12:34 -0800 |
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| committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2010-03-05 13:12:34 -0800 |
| commit | c812a51d11bbe983f4c24e32b59b265705ddd3c2 (patch) | |
| tree | d454f518db51a4de700cf3dcd4c3c71ee7288b47 /Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | |
| parent | 9467c4fdd66f6810cecef0f1173330f3c6e67d45 (diff) | |
| parent | d2be1651b736002e0c76d7095d6c0ba77b4a897c (diff) | |
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Merge branch 'kvm-updates/2.6.34' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm
* 'kvm-updates/2.6.34' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm: (145 commits)
KVM: x86: Add KVM_CAP_X86_ROBUST_SINGLESTEP
KVM: VMX: Update instruction length on intercepted BP
KVM: Fix emulate_sys[call, enter, exit]()'s fault handling
KVM: Fix segment descriptor loading
KVM: Fix load_guest_segment_descriptor() to inject page fault
KVM: x86 emulator: Forbid modifying CS segment register by mov instruction
KVM: Convert kvm->requests_lock to raw_spinlock_t
KVM: Convert i8254/i8259 locks to raw_spinlocks
KVM: x86 emulator: disallow opcode 82 in 64-bit mode
KVM: x86 emulator: code style cleanup
KVM: Plan obsolescence of kernel allocated slots, paravirt mmu
KVM: x86 emulator: Add LOCK prefix validity checking
KVM: x86 emulator: Check CPL level during privilege instruction emulation
KVM: x86 emulator: Fix popf emulation
KVM: x86 emulator: Check IOPL level during io instruction emulation
KVM: x86 emulator: fix memory access during x86 emulation
KVM: x86 emulator: Add Virtual-8086 mode of emulation
KVM: x86 emulator: Add group9 instruction decoding
KVM: x86 emulator: Add group8 instruction decoding
KVM: do not store wqh in irqfd
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Trivial conflicts in Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
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diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index 0349790..31575e22 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -556,3 +556,35 @@ Why: udev fully replaces this special file system that only contains CAPI NCCI TTY device nodes. User space (pppdcapiplugin) works without noticing the difference. Who: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de> + +---------------------------- + +What: KVM memory aliases support +When: July 2010 +Why: Memory aliasing support is used for speeding up guest vga access + through the vga windows. + + Modern userspace no longer uses this feature, so it's just bitrotted + code and can be removed with no impact. +Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: KVM kernel-allocated memory slots +When: July 2010 +Why: Since 2.6.25, kvm supports user-allocated memory slots, which are + much more flexible than kernel-allocated slots. All current userspace + supports the newer interface and this code can be removed with no + impact. +Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com> + +---------------------------- + +What: KVM paravirt mmu host support +When: January 2011 +Why: The paravirt mmu host support is slower than non-paravirt mmu, both + on newer and older hardware. It is already not exposed to the guest, + and kept only for live migration purposes. +Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com> + +---------------------------- |
