linux-kernel - Re: [RESEND 2][PATCH 4/4] Modify KVM to update guest time accounting.

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Date:	Mon, 15 Oct 2007 16:45:41 +0200
From:	Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier@...l.net>
To:	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
Cc:	Avi Kivity <avi@...ranet.com>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RESEND 2][PATCH 4/4] Modify KVM to update guest time accounting.

Christian Borntraeger wrote:
> Am Montag, 15. Oktober 2007 schrieb Laurent Vivier:
>>> Any idea how to make this proper on all architectures? I will have a look.
>> I think the solution is to have an arch dependent kvm_guest_exit(): empty for
>> x86, clearing the bit for s390.
> 
> I think we can merge your patches, as the userspace interface seems fine. To 
> make the accounting work for virtual cpu accounting found on ppc and s390 we
> can later add an additional patch that also deals with interruptible guest 
> contexts.
> So something like this should work:
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>
> 

It's fine for me.

Laurent
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