From: Akio Takebe <takebe_akio-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
To: Glauber de Oliveira Costa
<gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>,
linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org
Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org,
jeremy-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org,
avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org,
hollisb-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org
Subject: Re: include files for kvmclock
Date: Wed, 07 Nov 2007 17:16:37 +0900 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1DC8211684B62Btakebe_akio@jp.fujitsu.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <11943875433821-git-send-email-gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
Hi, Glauber
This is interesting facility. :-)
>+#define KVM_HCALL_REGISTER_CLOCK 1
>+
>+union kvm_hv_clock {
>+ struct {
>+ u64 tsc_mult;
>+ u64 now_ns;
>+ /* That's the wall clock, not the water closet */
>+ u64 wc_sec;
>+ u64 wc_nsec;
>+ u64 last_tsc;
>+ /* At first, we could use the tsc value as a marker, but Jeremy
>+ * well noted that it will cause us locking problems in 32-bit
>+ * sys, so we have a special version field */
>+ u32 version;
>+ };
>+ char page_align[PAGE_SIZE];
>+};
>+
Why does kvm_hv_clock need page_align?
And also the kvm_hv_clock is alloced with kvm_vcpu,
so the align is not enough, isn't it?
I thik __atribute__((__aligne__(PAGE_SIZE)))) is better than it.
Best Regards,
Akio Takebe
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-11-07 8:16 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 16+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-11-06 22:18 KVM paravirt clocksource - Take 3 out of <put your number here> Glauber de Oliveira Costa
[not found] ` <11943875362987-git-send-email-gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-06 22:18 ` include files for kvmclock Glauber de Oliveira Costa
[not found] ` <11943875433821-git-send-email-gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-06 21:35 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
[not found] ` <5d6222a80711061335q7ef03b42i335bb1e8c07eb7e4-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-07 5:55 ` Avi Kivity
[not found] ` <4731535E.5000808-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-07 5:58 ` Jeremy Fitzhardinge
[not found] ` <47315421.7080706-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-07 12:49 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-11-06 22:18 ` kvmclock - the host part Glauber de Oliveira Costa
[not found] ` <11943875471622-git-send-email-gcosta-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-06 22:18 ` kvmclock implementation, the guest part Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-11-07 5:50 ` kvmclock - the host part Avi Kivity
[not found] ` <47315229.1010502-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-07 13:08 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-11-07 13:59 ` Avi Kivity
2007-11-06 22:50 ` include files for kvmclock Jeremy Fitzhardinge
[not found] ` <4730EF9F.3020803-TSDbQ3PG+2Y@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-06 22:58 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
2007-11-07 8:16 ` Akio Takebe [this message]
[not found] ` <1DC8211684B62Btakebe_akio-+CUm20s59erQFUHtdCDX3A@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-07 13:16 ` Glauber de Oliveira Costa
[not found] ` <4731BAB2.9040004-H+wXaHxf7aLQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2007-11-07 13:27 ` Akio Takebe
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