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From: Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
To: Ingo Molnar <mingo-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
Cc: kvm-devel
	<kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org>,
	linux-kernel
	<linux-kernel-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org>
Subject: kvm & dyntick
Date: Thu, 11 Jan 2007 18:08:38 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <45A66106.5030608@qumranet.com> (raw)

It occurs to me that kvm could benefit greatly from dyntick:

dyntick-enabled host:
 - generate virtual interrupts at whatever HZ the guest programs its 
timers, be it 100, 250, 1000 or whatever
 - avoid expensive vmexits due to useless timer interrupts

dyntick-enabled guest:
 - reduce the load on the host when the guest is idling
   (currently an idle guest consumes a few percent cpu)

What are the current plans wrt dyntick?  Is it planned for 2.6.21?

-- 
error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function


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             reply	other threads:[~2007-01-11 16:08 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2007-01-11 16:08 Avi Kivity [this message]
     [not found] ` <45A66106.5030608-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-12  5:34   ` kvm & dyntick Rik van Riel
2007-01-12  6:20   ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]     ` <20070112062006.GA32714-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-12 10:19       ` Ingo Molnar
     [not found]         ` <20070112101931.GA11635-X9Un+BFzKDI@public.gmane.org>
2007-01-12 17:04           ` Avi Kivity
2007-01-14  8:39             ` Ingo Molnar
2007-01-12 23:25         ` [kvm-devel] " Dor Laor
2007-01-12 23:39           ` Thomas Gleixner
2007-01-14  8:51           ` Ingo Molnar

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