linux-kernel - Re: [patch 134/149] x86, paravirt: Add a global synchronization point for pvclock

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Message-ID: <4C3E1B13.5030304@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 14 Jul 2010 23:16:19 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@...p.org>
CC:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Peter Palfrader <peter@...frader.org>,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stable@...nel.org, stable-review@...nel.org,
	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk,
	Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>,
	Zachary Amsden <zamsden@...hat.com>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 134/149] x86, paravirt: Add a global synchronization point
 	for pvclock

On 07/14/2010 08:57 PM, Jeremy Fitzhardinge wrote:
> Anything else?

1. set up a mapping
2. invlpg or set cr3
3. use the mapping

Moving the invlpg will break your code.

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I have a truly marvellous patch that fixes the bug which this
signature is too narrow to contain.

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