Questions about the support scheme for the mips64 architecture

[qinzhiben11]

Hello friends!
Currently, the kvm-ioctls project does not support the mips64 architecture. If I need to adapt the mips64 architecture, what changes do I need to make to the project?

[andreeaflorescu]

Hey @qinzhiben11 we've been adding functionality to the kvm-ioctls crate on an "as-needed" basis. Adding support for a new architecture is a bit trickier, so I would say that the following steps are needed:

1. Add a CI that runs the tests on that architecture.
2. Make sure that the build works on mips64 (it is likely that there are methods that are not using conditional compilation when that is needed). Fix any errors that result from running the CI on the new platform.
3. Add the functionality that you need from kvm-ioctls. This might mean adding new methods, or adapt the existing ioctls such that they work on the targeted platform.

Do you plan on using kvm-ioctls on mips64?