linux-kernel - RE: [v3 13/26] KVM: Define a new interface kvm_find_dest

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Date:	Tue, 23 Dec 2014 00:46:44 +0000
From:	"Zhang, Yang Z" <yang.z.zhang@...el.com>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	"yong.y.wang@...ux.intel.com" <yong.y.wang@...ux.intel.com>
CC:	"Wu, Feng" <feng.wu@...el.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"mingo@...nel.org" <mingo@...nel.org>,
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	"eric.auger@...aro.org" <eric.auger@...aro.org>
Subject: RE: [v3 13/26] KVM: Define a new interface kvm_find_dest_vcpu() for
 VT-d PI

Paolo Bonzini wrote on 2014-12-23:
>> The problem is we still need to support PI with lowest priority
>> delivery mode
> even if guest does not configure irq affinity via /proc/irq/. Don't we?
> 
> Yes, but we can get the basic support working first.
> 
> I and Feng talked on irc and agreed to start with a simple
> implementation. Then he can add support for vector hashing for all
> interrupts, both vt-d pi and normal LAPIC interrupts.

Agree. Obviously, current PI has some limitations to achieve highest performance. We can start with a simple implementation but must ensure we don't change hardware's behavior(From guest's point). Feng's current implementation or use the way I suggested are both ok since both of them cannot solve the problem well.

> 
> Paolo
>


Best regards,
Yang