linux-kernel - Re: Paravirtualization on VMware's Platform [VMI].

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Date:	Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:47:40 -0700
From:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
To:	akataria@...are.com
CC:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	the arch/x86 maintainers <x86@...nel.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"virtualization@...ts.osdl.org" <virtualization@...ts.osdl.org>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Subject: Re: Paravirtualization on VMware's Platform [VMI].

On 09/22/09 12:30, Alok Kataria wrote:
> We can certainly look at removing some paravirt-hooks which are only
> used by VMI. Not sure if there are any but will take a look when we
> actually remove VMI.
>   

There are a couple:

    * pte_update_defer
    * alloc_pmd_clone

lguest appears to still use pte_update(), but I suspect its two
callsites could be recast in the form of other existing pvops.

    J
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