linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH] KVM: x86: Allow Qemu/KVM to use PVH entry point

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Message-ID: <20171128195851.GA2573@infradead.org>
Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 11:58:51 -0800
From:   Christoph Hellwig <hch@...radead.org>
To:     Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>
Cc:     boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com, jgross@...e.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
        mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, x86@...nel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        roger.pau@...rix.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com, JBeulich@...e.com,
        andrew.cooper3@...rix.com, pbonzini@...hat.com, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] KVM: x86: Allow Qemu/KVM to use PVH entry point

On Tue, Nov 28, 2017 at 11:34:42AM -0800, Maran Wilson wrote:
> This PoC patch enables Qemu to use that same entry point for booting KVM
> guests.

Nice.  I do a a lot of -kernel boots in qemu/kvm for testing, and
speeding this further up would be great.