linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new infrastructure for delivering VMBUS interrupts

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Date:	Sat, 9 Feb 2013 14:09:45 +0000
From:	KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
CC:	"x86@...nel.org" <x86@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devel@...uxdriverproject.org" <devel@...uxdriverproject.org>,
	"olaf@...fle.de" <olaf@...fle.de>,
	"apw@...onical.com" <apw@...onical.com>,
	"jasowang@...hat.com" <jasowang@...hat.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"hpa@...or.com" <hpa@...or.com>,
	"JBeulich@...e.com" <JBeulich@...e.com>,
	"bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>
Subject: RE: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new infrastructure for
 delivering VMBUS interrupts



> -----Original Message-----
> From: Greg KH [mailto:gregkh@...uxfoundation.org]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2013 2:13 PM
> To: KY Srinivasan
> Cc: x86@...nel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; devel@...uxdriverproject.org;
> olaf@...fle.de; apw@...onical.com; jasowang@...hat.com;
> tglx@...utronix.de; hpa@...or.com; JBeulich@...e.com; bp@...en8.de
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Use the new infrastructure for
> delivering VMBUS interrupts
> 
> On Wed, Feb 06, 2013 at 07:25:59AM -0800, K. Y. Srinivasan wrote:
> > Use the infrastructure for delivering VMBUS interrupts using a
> > special vector. With this patch, we can now properly handle
> > the VMBUS interrupts that can be delivered on any CPU. Also,
> > turn on interrupt load balancing as well.
> >
> > This patch requires the infrastructure that was implemented in the patch:
> > X86: Handle Hyper-V vmbus interrupts as special hypervisor interrupts
> >
> 
> Because of the dependancy, this should go through the x86 tree as well:
> 	Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
> 
> 

Peter,

Let me know if I need to make any adjustments to these patches. These set of
patches are key for Linux scalability on Hyper-V.

Regards,

K. Y

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