linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/12] Nested SVM cleanups

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Date:	Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:48:57 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/12] Nested SVM cleanups

On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 04:48:23PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 07/29/2009 04:38 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> >>In that case, the next interesting target is nested npt.  This may
> >>actually make nsvm perform well.  Any plans?
> >
> >Yes. Plan is to implement this when I am through with the cleanups.
> 
> Great, this promises to be the most interesting area of development
> in kvm for those of us who don't read ppc.

Performance isn't too bad even without this. At least if the host
supports nested paging :) But shadow nested paging should give nested
svm a real boost, thats very true.

	Joerg


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