linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 7/7] KVM: VMX: optimize ple

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Message-ID: <53F64605.7010807@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
Date:	Fri, 22 Aug 2014 00:48:29 +0530
From:	Raghavendra K T <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
To:	Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>
CC:	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
	Gleb Natapov <gleb@...nel.org>,
	Vinod Chegu <chegu_vinod@...com>,
	Hui-Zhi Zhao <hui-zhi.zhao@...com>,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	Lisa Mitchell <lisa.mitchell@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 7/7] KVM: VMX: optimize ple_window updates to VMCS

On 08/21/2014 09:38 PM, Radim Krčmář wrote:
> ple_window is preserved in VMCS, so can write it only after a change.
> Do this by keeping a dirty bit.
>
> Signed-off-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@...hat.com>

Reviewed-by: Raghavendra KT <raghavendra.kt@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>


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