On Thu, 2017-06-08 at 14:17 +1000, David Gibson wrote: > On Fri, Jun 02, 2017 at 01:15:03PM +1000, David Gibson wrote: > > This is a rebased and revised version of my patches revising CPU > > compatiblity mode handling on ppc, last posted in November. Since > > then, many of the patches have already been merged (some for 2.9, > > some > > since). This is what's left. > > > > * There was conceptual confusion about what a compatibility mode > > means, and how it interacts with the machine type. This cleans > > that up, clarifying that a compatibility mode (as an externally > > set > > option) only makes sense on machine types that don't permit the > > guest hypervisor privilege (i.e. 'pseries') > > > > * It was previously the user's (or management layer's) > > responsibility > > to determine compatibility of CPUs on either end for migration. > > This uses the compatibility modes to check that properly during > > an > > incoming migration. > > Anyone willing to give some review and/or testing, particularly for > patch 2/4. >
Sorry I had been playing around with this and meant to give it a Tested-by
