From: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
To: Prasad Joshi <prasadjoshi124@gmail.com>
Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Page Eviction Algorithm
Date: Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:45:07 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <4CC93813.708@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <AANLkTimnXaE0RSiaG13iy+VOkc3Q5A_WMebq3DLcnn+H@mail.gmail.com>
On 10/26/2010 05:08 PM, Prasad Joshi wrote:
> >>>
> >>> Can you please suggest me something that would add value to KVM?
> >>>
> >>
> >> O(1) write protection (on the TODO page) is interesting and important. It's
> >> difficult, so you may want to start with O(1) invalidation.
> >
> > I am not sure if I can understand what exactly is a MMU invalidation.
> > Is it cache invalidation or TLB invalidation? Can you please
> > elaborate. I am really sorry if I am asking a silly question.
>
> Does this MMU invalidation has to do something with the EPT (Extended
> Page Table)
No
> and instruction INVEPT?
No, (though INVEPT has to be run as part of this operation, via
kvm_flush_remote_tlbs).
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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2010-10-28 8:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2010-10-26 9:19 Page Eviction Algorithm Prasad Joshi
2010-10-26 10:31 ` Avi Kivity
2010-10-26 10:42 ` Prasad Joshi
2010-10-26 13:07 ` Avi Kivity
2010-10-26 13:31 ` Prasad Joshi
2010-10-26 15:08 ` Prasad Joshi
2010-10-28 8:45 ` Avi Kivity [this message]
2010-10-28 13:03 ` Prasad Joshi
2010-10-28 8:44 ` Avi Kivity
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