Re: [RFC, PATCH 5/24] i386 Vmi code patching

From: Chris Wright
Date: Wed Mar 22 2006 - 20:03:41 EST


* Zachary Amsden (zach@xxxxxxxxxx) wrote:
> No, you don't need to dream up all the possible interface bits ahead of
> time. With a la carte interfaces, you can take what you need now, and
> add features later. You don't need an ABI for features. You need it
> for compatibility. You will need to update the hypervisor ABI. And you
> can't force people to upgrade their kernels.

How do you support an interface that's not already a part of the ABI
w/out changing the kernel?
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