From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1754783AbXKMMeQ (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:34:16 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751975AbXKMMeA (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:34:00 -0500 Received: from ns2.suse.de ([195.135.220.15]:41993 "EHLO mx2.suse.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751565AbXKMMd7 (ORCPT ); Tue, 13 Nov 2007 07:33:59 -0500 From: Andi Kleen Organization: SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Nuernberg, GF: Markus Rex, HRB 16746 (AG Nuernberg) To: Glauber de Oliveira Costa Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/24] make vsmp a paravirt client Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:33:41 +0100 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.6 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org, glommer@gmail.com, tglx@linutronix.de, mingo@elte.hu, rusty@rustcorp.com.au, chrisw@sous-sol.org, avi@qumranet.com, anthony@codemonkey.ws, virtualization@lists.linux-foundation.org, lguest@ozlabs.org, kvm-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, zach@vmware.com, jun.nakajima@intel.com, Steven Rostedt , kiran@scalemp.com References: <11946338683305-git-send-email-gcosta@redhat.com> <20071111180709.GG22277@bingen.suse.de> <47398C4A.40806@redhat.com> In-Reply-To: <47398C4A.40806@redhat.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200711131333.41946.ak@suse.de> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org > The vsmp_64.c file is now compiled unconditionally, according to which > me and kiran agreed to. The detection code is always run, but will only > trigger when a suitable box is found. Accordingly, the paravirt structs > are only touched when PARAVIRT is on. Otherwise, we don't even have the > symbols. That seems dumb. What good is it if it doesn't patch the interrupt code? -Andi From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Andi Kleen Subject: Re: [PATCH 24/24] make vsmp a paravirt client Date: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 13:33:41 +0100 Message-ID: <200711131333.41946.ak@suse.de> References: <11946338683305-git-send-email-gcosta@redhat.com> <20071111180709.GG22277@bingen.suse.de> <47398C4A.40806@redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: lguest-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org, jun.nakajima-ral2JQCrhuEAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, kiran-Yzr3oMT/Kq5BDgjK7y7TUQ@public.gmane.org, kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org, virtualization-cunTk1MwBs9QetFLy7KEm3xJsTq8ys+cHZ5vskTnxNA@public.gmane.org, tglx-hfZtesqFncYOwBW4kG4KsQ@public.gmane.org, anthony-rdkfGonbjUSkNkDKm+mE6A@public.gmane.org, akpm-de/tnXTf+JLsfHDXvbKv3WD2FQJk+8+b@public.gmane.org, mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org To: Glauber de Oliveira Costa Return-path: In-Reply-To: <47398C4A.40806-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> Content-Disposition: inline List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: lguest-bounces+glkvl-lguest=m.gmane.org-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org Errors-To: lguest-bounces+glkvl-lguest=m.gmane.org-mnsaURCQ41sdnm+yROfE0A@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org > The vsmp_64.c file is now compiled unconditionally, according to which > me and kiran agreed to. The detection code is always run, but will only > trigger when a suitable box is found. Accordingly, the paravirt structs > are only touched when PARAVIRT is on. Otherwise, we don't even have the > symbols. That seems dumb. What good is it if it doesn't patch the interrupt code? -Andi