linux-kernel - Re: [patch 14/21] Xen-paravirt: Add XEN config options and disable unsupported config options.

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Message-ID: <45D562CC.8000405@vmware.com>
Date:	Thu, 15 Feb 2007 23:52:44 -0800
From:	Dan Hecht <dhecht@...are.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
CC:	Andi Kleen <ak@....de>, Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.osdl.org, xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com,
	Ian Pratt <ian.pratt@...source.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 14/21] Xen-paravirt: Add XEN config options and disable
 unsupported config options.

On 02/15/2007 11:04 PM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> HZ - I'm assuming dynticks will appear in the short term, and this will
> become moot

Doesn't Xen send any non-blocked domain a 100hz alarm implicitly, 
without anyway for the guest to disable it?  I guess you'll have to 
break kernel/hypervisor compatibility if you want dynticks?
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