linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC V11 15/18] kvm : Paravirtual ticketlocks support for linux guests running on KVM hypervisor

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Message-ID: <20130805135222.GA32429@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 5 Aug 2013 15:52:22 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com>
Cc:	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC V11 15/18] kvm : Paravirtual ticketlocks support for
 linux guests running on KVM hypervisor


* Gleb Natapov <gleb@...hat.com> wrote:

> On Mon, Aug 05, 2013 at 11:46:03AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > Acked-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
> > 
> > I guess you'd want to carry this in the KVM tree or so - maybe in a 
> > separate branch because it changes Xen as well?
> 
> It changes KVM host and guest side, XEN and common x86 spinlock code. I 
> think it would be best to merge common x86 spinlock bits and guest side 
> KVM/XEN bits through tip tree and host KVM part will go through KVM 
> tree. If this is OK with you, Ingo, and XEN folks Raghavendra can send 
> two separate patch series one for the tip and one for KVM host side.

Sure, that's fine - if the initial series works fine in isolation as well 
(i.e. won't break anything).

Thanks,

	Ingo
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