linux-kernel - Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC 3/3] xen/Kconfig: add XEN_TIME

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Message-ID: <568A99DA.6000705@citrix.com>
Date:	Mon, 4 Jan 2016 16:12:10 +0000
From:	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>
To:	Joao Martins <joao.m.martins@...cle.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <xen-devel@...ts.xen.org>
CC:	Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>, <x86@...nel.org>,
	"Ingo Molnar" <mingo@...hat.com>,
	David Vrabel <david.vrabel@...rix.com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH RFC 3/3] xen/Kconfig: add XEN_TIME_VSYSCALL
 option

On 28/12/15 21:52, Joao Martins wrote:
> This option enables support for pvclock vsyscall/vdso
> support on Xen. Default is off, since Xen doesn't
> expose yet the PVCLOCK_TSC_STABLE_BIT flag.

Do we need a Kconfig option for this?  I think this should always be
enabled.

The kernel support won't be merged until the hypervisor changes have
been accepted.

David
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