linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/1] KVM: x86: remove always-false condition in kvmclock_sync

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Date:   Fri, 20 Oct 2023 15:56:19 -0700
From:   Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To:     Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org, Dongli Zhang <dongli.zhang@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com, bp@...en8.de,
        dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] KVM: x86: remove always-false condition in kvmclock_sync_fn

On Sun, 01 Oct 2023 14:36:37 -0700, Dongli Zhang wrote:
> The 'kvmclock_periodic_sync' is a readonly param that cannot change after
> bootup.
> 
> The kvm_arch_vcpu_postcreate() is not going to schedule the
> kvmclock_sync_work if kvmclock_periodic_sync == false.
> 
> As a result, the "if (!kvmclock_periodic_sync)" can never be true if the
> kvmclock_sync_work = kvmclock_sync_fn() is scheduled.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 misc, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: x86: remove always-false condition in kvmclock_sync_fn
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/2081a8450ef8

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