[PATCH v3 2/3] hvc_init(): Enforce one-time initialization.

[Miche Baker-Harvey]

Thanks, Rusty.  I'm not using QEMU though, just KVM.   I create the device, wait
for the message from the guest that the device is ready, and then add ports.

Miche

On Sun, Nov 20, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Rusty Russell <rusty at rustcorp.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:57:37 -0800, Miche Baker-Harvey <miche at google.com> wrote:
>> Rusty, Michael, Stephen, et al,
>>
>> Thanks for your comments on these patches.
>>
>> For what I'm trying to do, all three patches are necessary, but maybe
>> I'm going about it the wrong way. Your input would be appreciated.
>> I'm in no way claiming that these patches are "right", just that it's
>> working for me, and that what's in the current pool is not.
>
> We have to *understand* the code.  If we don't, we need to rewrite the
> code so we *do* understand it, or make way for someone who does.
>
> I'm looking at the kvm man page to try to figure out how to have virtio
> console, and it's deeply unclear.  What kvm commandline are you using?
> I'll try to debug it here, and see what I learn about hvc_console.
>
> Cheers,
> Rusty.
>