Hi all, Following up on this RFC to see if anyone has had a chance to look it over.
We'd appreciate any high-level feedback on whether using a dedicated feature bit (or a similar protocol-level handshake) is a viable path forward for safe hypervisor deployment, or if there is an alternative approach the maintainers would prefer. Thanks, Link On Wed, Jul 29, 2026 at 7:52 PM Link Lin <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > Friendly ping on this RFC. > > We'd love your feedback on whether using a new feature bit > (VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_REPORTING_PM_SAFE) to negotiate PM suspend safety is > acceptable, or if you have concerns about protocol-level handshakes for > kernel PM fix states. > > If you prefer an alternative approach for safe fleet deployment, please let > us know. Thank you! > > Sincerely, > Link

