linux-kernel - Re: RCU treating guest mode just like it does user-mode execution

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Message-ID: <4E4C62A7.5020802@redhat.com>
Date:	Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:53:59 -0700
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	paulmck@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
CC:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	mtosatti@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: RCU treating guest mode just like it does user-mode execution

On 08/17/2011 05:44 PM, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> >
> >  The result can only be one of
> >
> >    reenter guest (and rcu_virt_note_context_switch)
> >    schedule()
> >    exit to userspace
>
> Very good, thank you both for bearing with me on this!
>

Hey, it's our pleasure.  Pester us as often as you'll like and we'll 
happily "bear with you".

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