linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v5 5/9] KVM-GST: Add a pv

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Message-ID: <20110705193643.GE3436@mgebm.net>
Date:	Tue, 5 Jul 2011 15:36:43 -0400
From:	Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>
To:	Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>
Cc:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>,
	Anthony Liguori <aliguori@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 5/9] KVM-GST: Add a pv_ops stub for steal time

On Mon, 04 Jul 2011, Glauber Costa wrote:

> This patch adds a function pointer in one of the many paravirt_ops
> structs, to allow guests to register a steal time function. Besides
> a steal time function, we also declare two jump_labels. They will be
> used to allow the steal time code to be easily bypassed when not
> in use.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa <glommer@...hat.com>
> CC: Rik van Riel <riel@...hat.com>
> CC: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@...rix.com>
> CC: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> CC: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
> CC: Anthony Liguori <aliguori@...ibm.com>
> CC: Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>

Tested-by: Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>

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