linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] kvm:x86: simplify kvmclock update logic

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Message-ID: <176350813109.2284323.14026861904244488067.b4-ty@google.com>
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2025 15:27:43 -0800
From: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>
To: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@...gle.com>, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>, 
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, 
	Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com>, x86@...nel.org, 
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, Lei Chen <lei.chen@...rtx.com>
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/3] kvm:x86: simplify kvmclock update logic

On Tue, 19 Aug 2025 23:20:24 +0800, Lei Chen wrote:
> This patch series simplifies kvmclock updating logic by reverting
> related commits.
> 
> Now we have three requests about time updating:
> 
> 1. KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE:
> The function kvm_guest_time_update gathers info from  master clock
> or host.rdtsc() and update vcpu->arch.hvclock, and then kvmclock or hyperv
> reference counter.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvm-x86 misc, thanks!

[1/3] Revert "x86: kvm: introduce periodic global clock updates"
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/43ddbf16edf5
[2/3] Revert "x86: kvm: rate-limit global clock updates"
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/446fcce2a52b
[3/3] KVM: x86: remove comment about ntp correction sync for
      https://github.com/kvm-x86/linux/commit/e78fb96b41c6

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