From: Sheng Yang <sheng@linux.intel.com>
To: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
Cc: Gleb Natapov <gleb@redhat.com>, kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/1] x2apic implementation for kvm
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 17:19:15 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200905251719.16009.sheng@linux.intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4A1A5FD5.5090406@redhat.com>
On Monday 25 May 2009 17:07:33 Avi Kivity wrote:
> Sheng Yang wrote:
> > OK, you are totally talking about PV. For PV, I think let host kernel
> > accept the modification is more important here. (And for PV, using
> > hypercall seems more directly).
>
> Microsoft already defined their interfaces, and they use MSRs (but a
> different range from x2apic).
I think that means the PV interface for lapic. And yes, we can support it
follow MS's interface, but x2apic still seems another story as you noted... I
still don't think support x2apic here would bring us more benefits.
--
regards
Yang, Sheng
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2009-05-25 9:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2009-05-21 17:37 [PATCH 0/1] x2apic implementation for kvm Gleb Natapov
2009-05-21 17:37 ` [PATCH 1/1] x2apic interface to lapic Gleb Natapov
2009-05-31 12:44 ` Avi Kivity
2009-05-21 17:37 ` [PATCH 2/2] Advertise X2APIC support Gleb Natapov
2009-05-24 6:46 ` Dor Laor
2009-05-24 6:48 ` Gleb Natapov
2009-06-08 12:13 ` Avi Kivity
2009-05-25 6:08 ` [PATCH 0/1] x2apic implementation for kvm Sheng Yang
2009-05-25 6:13 ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-25 6:30 ` Sheng Yang
2009-05-25 6:38 ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-25 6:48 ` Sheng Yang
2009-05-25 6:57 ` Gleb Natapov
2009-05-25 9:07 ` Avi Kivity
2009-05-25 9:19 ` Sheng Yang [this message]
2009-05-25 9:22 ` Avi Kivity
2009-05-25 9:40 ` Dong, Eddie
2009-05-25 9:50 ` Avi Kivity
2009-05-25 9:59 ` Sheng Yang
2009-05-25 10:49 ` Avi Kivity
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