linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] arm: introduce CONFIG_PARAVIRT, PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING and pv_time

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Date:	Wed, 29 May 2013 14:09:23 -0400
From:	Christopher Covington <cov@...eaurora.org>
To:	Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
CC:	xen-devel@...ts.xensource.com, linux@....linux.org.uk,
	Ian.Campbell@...rix.com, arnd@...db.de, marc.zyngier@....com,
	konrad.wilk@...cle.com, will.deacon@....com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, nico@...aro.org, olof@...om.net,
	linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 3/4] arm: introduce CONFIG_PARAVIRT, PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING
 and pv_time_ops

Hi Stefano,

On 05/28/2013 01:54 PM, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> Introduce CONFIG_PARAVIRT and PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING on ARM.
> 
> The only paravirt interface supported is pv_time_ops.steal_clock, so no
> runtime pvops patching needed.
> 
> This allows us to make use of steal_account_process_tick for stolen
> ticks accounting.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@...citrix.com>
> CC: linux@....linux.org.uk
> CC: will.deacon@....com
> CC: nico@...aro.org
> CC: marc.zyngier@....com
> CC: cov@...eaurora.org
> CC: arnd@...db.de
> CC: olof@...om.net
> 
> Changes in v3:
> - improve commit description and Kconfig help text;
> - no need to initialize pv_time_ops;
> - add PARAVIRT_TIME_ACCOUNTING.

Looks good to me.

Acked-by: Christopher Covington <cov@...eaurora.org>

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