linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] kvm: use this_cpu_xxx replace percpu

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Message-ID: <1321869169.30341.576.camel@debian>
Date:	Mon, 21 Nov 2011 17:52:49 +0800
From:	"Alex,Shi" <alex.shi@...el.com>
To:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
Cc:	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@...hat.com>,
	Christoph Lameter <cl@...two.org>,
	"tj@...nel.org" <tj@...nel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"eric.dumazet@...il.com" <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	"Huang, Ying" <ying.huang@...el.com>,
	"tglx@...utronix.de" <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	"mingo@...hat.com" <mingo@...hat.com>,
	"akpm@...ux-foundation.org" <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"kaber@...sh.net" <kaber@...sh.net>,
	"a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl" <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	"kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>,
	"jeremy@...source.com" <jeremy@...source.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] kvm: use this_cpu_xxx replace percpu_xxx funcs

> > > > > percpu_xxx funcs are duplicated with this_cpu_xxx funcs, so replace them
> > > > > for further code clean up.
> > > > > 
> > > > > And in preempt safe scenario, __this_cpu_xxx funcs has a bit better
> > > > > performance since __this_cpu_xxx has no redundant preempt_disable()
> > > > > 
> > > >
> > > > Avi: 
> > > > Would you like to give some comments of this? 
> > > >
> > > 
> > > Sorry, was travelling:
> > > 
> > > Acked-by: Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
> > > 
> >
> > And this one, picking up or comments are all appreciated. :) 
> 
> Just to be clear, you want this applied in kvm.git?
> 


Glad to be there! :) 

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