linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] Another set of Nested SVM fixes and cleanups

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Date:	Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:18:58 +0200
From:	Joerg Roedel <joerg.roedel@....com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Alexander Graf <agraf@...e.de>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] Another set of Nested SVM fixes and cleanups

On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 05:02:59PM +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> On 09/16/2009 04:24 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> >Hi,
> >
> >this series of patches contain another set of cleanups and an important fix to
> >the Nested SVM code. These patches make the TSC handling code for SVM aware of
> >a nested guest. This fixes the TSC running backwards on guest and nested guest.
> >The backwards running TSC resulted in stalled guests when kvm-clock was
> >enabled. Please consider to apply.
> >
> 
> Looks good.  3, 4 needed for 2.6.32-rc as well, yes?

Yes, would be good since these two are real bugfixes. Probably also
relevant for -stable.

	Joerg


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