linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/4 v2] kvm: rework KVM mmu

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Message-ID: <4C714263.8060102@redhat.com>
Date:	Sun, 22 Aug 2010 18:29:39 +0300
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	Tim Pepper <lnxninja@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
CC:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	Lai Jiangshan <laijs@...fujitsu.com>,
	Dave Hansen <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4 v2] kvm: rework KVM mmu_shrink() code

  On 08/20/2010 04:10 AM, Tim Pepper wrote:
> The following series is the four patches Dave Hansen had queued for test
> as mentioned last week in the thread:
>    "[PATCH] kvm: make mmu_shrink() fit shrinker's requirement"
> Last week just before leaving for vacation Dave had noted in that thread
> that these four were ready to merge based on our perf team's testing
> finally having wrapped up.  But it turns out he hadn't actually posted
> them after refactoring in response to comments back in June...
>
> I'm covering for him in his absence and had previously reviewed this set.
> This version contains fixes in response to the comments in June.  The
> patches are pulled straight from Dave's development tree, as tested, with
> a minor build/merge change to patch #3 which was otherwise inadvertantly
> re-introducing an (unused) variable that Avi more recently had removed.
>
> Compared to the previous version from June:
> - patch #3 addresses Marcelo's comment about a double deaccounting
>    of kvm->arch.n_used_mmu_pages
> - patch #4 includes protection of the used mmu page counts in response to
>    Avi's comments
>
> Avi: if Dave's use of a per cpu counter in the refactored patch #4 is
> acceptable to you, then the series is for merging.
>

Applied, thanks for taking care of this.

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