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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 0/3] 128-bit support for the memory API


From: Avi Kivity
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PULL 0/3] 128-bit support for the memory API
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:10:41 +0200
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On 11/01/2011 08:08 PM, Anthony Liguori wrote:
> On 10/30/2011 09:02 AM, Avi Kivity wrote:
>> This somewhat controversial patchset converts internal arithmetic in the
>> memory API to 128 bits.
>>
>> It has been argued that with careful coding we can make 64-bit work as
>> well.  I don't think this is true in general - a memory router can
>> adjust
>> addresses either forwards or backwards, and some buses (PCIe) need the
>> full 64-bit space - though it's probably the case for all the
>> configurations
>> we support today.  Regardless, the need for careful coding means
>> subtle bugs,
>> which I don't want in a core API that is driven by guest supplied
>> values.
>>
>> Avi Kivity (3):
>>    Add support for 128-bit arithmetic
>>    memory: use 128-bit integers for sizes and intermediates
>>    Adjust system and pci address spaces to full 64-bit
>
> I now notice that this is not a PULL request...  Did you mess up the
> subject or the pull request?
>

I forgot to supply the pull info, which is:

  git://github.com/avikivity/qemu.git memory/int128

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