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From: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@infradead.org>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Glauber Costa <glommer@redhat.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
	Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>,
	Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>,
	Zachary Amsden <zamsden@redhat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] Add a global synchronization point for pvclock
Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 12:49:14 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <1271674154.1674.771.camel@laptop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1271673975.1674.763.camel@laptop>

On Mon, 2010-04-19 at 12:46 +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Sat, 2010-04-17 at 21:48 +0300, Avi Kivity wrote:
> > > After this patch is applied, I don't see a single warp in time during 5 days
> > > of execution, in any of the machines I saw them before.
> > >
> > >    
> > 
> > Please define a cpuid bit that makes this optional.  When we eventually 
> > enable it in the future, it will allow a wider range of guests to enjoy it.
> 
> Right, so on x86 we have:
> 
> X86_FEATURE_CONSTANT_TSC, which only states that TSC is frequency
> independent, not that it doesn't stop in C states and similar fun stuff.
> 
> X86_FEATURE_TSC_RELIABLE, which IIRC should indicate the TSC is constant
> and synced between cores.

Fun, we also have:

X86_FEATURE_NONSTOP_TSC, which states the thing doesn't stop in C
states.


  parent reply	other threads:[~2010-04-19 10:49 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 76+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-04-15 18:37 [PATCH 0/5] pv clock misc fixes Glauber Costa
2010-04-15 18:37 ` [PATCH 1/5] Add a global synchronization point for pvclock Glauber Costa
2010-04-15 18:37   ` [PATCH 2/5] change msr numbers for kvmclock Glauber Costa
2010-04-15 18:37     ` [PATCH 3/5] Try using new kvm clock msrs Glauber Costa
2010-04-15 18:37       ` [PATCH 4/5] export new cpuid KVM_CAP Glauber Costa
2010-04-15 18:37         ` [PATCH 5/5] add documentation about kvmclock Glauber Costa
2010-04-15 19:28           ` Randy Dunlap
2010-04-15 20:10             ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-17 18:58         ` [PATCH 4/5] export new cpuid KVM_CAP Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 14:50           ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-20  9:29             ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-17 18:55       ` [PATCH 3/5] Try using new kvm clock msrs Avi Kivity
2010-04-17 18:51     ` [PATCH 2/5] change msr numbers for kvmclock Avi Kivity
2010-04-16 20:23   ` [PATCH 1/5] Add a global synchronization point for pvclock Marcelo Tosatti
2010-04-16 20:36   ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-16 21:05     ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-19 10:39     ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 10:50       ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 11:05         ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 11:10           ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 14:21             ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-19 14:33               ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 14:46                 ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 16:18                   ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-20  9:31                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-20 18:23                       ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-20 18:54                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-20 19:42                           ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-21  0:07                             ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-22 13:11                             ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-23  1:44                               ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-23  9:34                                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-23 19:22                                   ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-23 19:25                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-23 21:31                                   ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-23 21:35                                     ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-23 21:41                                       ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-24  9:30                                         ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-24  9:29                                     ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 16:11                 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-19 14:26     ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-19 16:19       ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-04-19 18:25         ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-20  1:57           ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-04-20  9:35             ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-20 12:59               ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-20 15:16                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-21  0:01               ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-21  8:06                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-17 18:48   ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-17 18:49     ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 10:43       ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 10:47         ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 10:56           ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 11:13             ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 11:19               ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 11:40                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 14:32                 ` Glauber Costa
2010-04-19 14:37                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 10:46     ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 10:49       ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 10:51         ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 10:54           ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 18:35             ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-20  9:39               ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-21  0:05                 ` Zachary Amsden
2010-04-21  8:08                   ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 10:49       ` Peter Zijlstra [this message]
2010-04-19 10:53         ` Avi Kivity
2010-04-19 10:59           ` Peter Zijlstra
2010-04-19 11:35             ` Avi Kivity
2010-10-25 23:30   ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-10-25 23:30     ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
2010-10-26  8:14     ` Avi Kivity
2010-10-26 10:49       ` Glauber Costa
2010-10-26 17:04       ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge

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