Re: [Qemu-devel] qemu on 2.6.0-rc1

[Rusty Russell]

In message <address@hidden> you write:
> It seems I need to update the documentation :-)
> 
> Did you try to submit the non QEMU specific patches to Linus ? I think 
> it is dangerous to leave harcoded constants in somes parts of the kernel.

I'll see if Andrew takes the whole thing first.  If not, I'll submit
the "cleanup" part by itself.  I'd really like the whole thing.

> BTW, in the current CVS, qemu-fast is about 2.3 times faster as the 
> previous version (still 9 times slower than native on a P2 500 MHz on a 
> typical 'gcc -pipe' compilation task which involves a lot of task 
> switches).

0.5.1 feels about 10x slower booting the kernel (didn't measure, but
it's that order of mag).  Under 3 would really sway me...

> and SMP is getting closer now with my last changes.

Any idea when it'll be testable?  And do you prefer cash or check?

Rusty.
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