linux-kernel - RE: ...\n

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Date:   Tue, 31 May 2022 14:52:04 +0000
From:   "Durrant, Paul" <pdurrant@...zon.co.uk>
To:     Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        "Allister, Jack" <jalliste@...zon.com>
CC:     "bp@...en8.de" <bp@...en8.de>,
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Subject: RE: ...\n

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Sent: 31 May 2022 15:44
> To: Allister, Jack <jalliste@...zon.com>
> Cc: bp@...en8.de; diapop@...zon.co.uk; hpa@...or.com; jmattson@...gle.com; joro@...tes.org;
> kvm@...r.kernel.org; linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org; metikaya@...zon.co.uk; mingo@...hat.com;
> pbonzini@...hat.com; rkrcmar@...hat.com; sean.j.christopherson@...el.com; tglx@...utronix.de;
> vkuznets@...hat.com; wanpengli@...cent.com; x86@...nel.org
> Subject: RE: [EXTERNAL]...\n
> 
> 
> On Tue, May 31, 2022 at 02:02:36PM +0000, Jack Allister wrote:
> > The reasoning behind this is that you may want to run a guest at a
> > lower CPU frequency for the purposes of trying to match performance
> > parity between a host of an older CPU type to a newer faster one.
> 
> That's quite ludicrus. Also, then it should be the host enforcing the
> cpufreq, not the guest.

I'll bite... What's ludicrous about wanting to run a guest at a lower CPU freq to minimize observable change in whatever workload it is running?

  Paul