linux-kernel - Re: Does CONFIG_PARAVIRT imply usage of byte locks?

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Date:	Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:14:49 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>
CC:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...source.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Does CONFIG_PARAVIRT imply usage of byte locks?

Jiri Kosina wrote:
> Avi, are there any plans to make KVM use byte locks implementation for 
> spinlocks in the near future?
>   

No, although I note anything coming out of the spinning mutex discussion 
could be applied towards a sleeping spinlock for paravirt.

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