Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH] kvm: ppc: detect old headers

[Alexander Graf]

On 03.05.2011, at 14:31, Jan Kiszka wrote:

> On 2011-05-03 14:28, Alexander Graf wrote:
>> 
>> On 03.05.2011, at 14:14, Jan Kiszka wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2011-05-03 13:54, Alexander Graf wrote:
>>>> When compiling Qemu with older kernel headers, the PVR setting
>>>> mechanism isn't available yet. Unfortunately, back then I didn't add
>>>> a capability we could check against, so all we can do is add a configure
>>>> test to see if we support PVR setting. For BookE, we don't care yet.
>>>> 
>>>> This fixes compilation errors with KVM enabled on older kernel headers
>>>> (like 2.6.32).
>>> 
>>> Why not finally import the latest kvm kernel headers into qemu? Would
>>> save us a lot of current and future configure and #ifdef dances.
>> 
>> Sure, sounds like a good topic for today's call?
> 
> Fine with me. Patch should be done by then as well.

*shrug* I'm fairly indifferent on that topic. It would help users, so they can 
easier compile things, but requires us to keep the headers in sync. Do you have 
any good way of automating the process?


Alex