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VMware Hypercall API To Likely Land In Linux 6.11


For months Broadcom has been working on the VMware Hypercall API for the Linux kernel

The latest patch series this week sums up the VMware Hypercall API effort for the Linux kernel as: Intention of this patchset is to introduce arch independent VMware hypercall API layer other subsystems such as device drivers can call to, while hiding architecture specific implementation behind. But in any event it looks like this VMware Hypercall API support is about ready for mainlining and so hopefully these patches will reappear within TIP's x86/vmware branch ahead of the Linux 6.11 merge window opening up in mid-July.About The AuthorMichael Larabel is the principal author of Phoronix.com and founded the site in 2004 with a focus on enriching the Linux hardware experience.

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