Re: add back pending timer irqs for kernel APIC timer

Dong, Eddie
2007-08-25T14:20:49Z

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Dong, Eddie wrote:
>> Avi Kivity wrote:
>>
>>> Dong, Eddie wrote:
>>>
>>>> Avi:
>>>> Any comments to this patch? Seems not in yet.
>>>> The sequence is apic-timer-TMCCT.patch,
>>>>
>>> apic-timer-last5.patch and apic-timer-pending4.patch.
>>>
>>>> thx,eddie
>>>>
>>>>
>>> I'd like to get guest smp in first...
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Avi:
>> We have got SMP Linux up too, which is based on top of these
>> patches, can u check in these to make next series simple? thx,eddie
>>
>
> I have issues with the lock removal patches on which the last pending
> timer patches were based. If you like, send a version which does not
> depend on apic lock removal, or we can wait until the issues
> are resolved.
>
These 3 patches are actually independent. Previously you say you want
to see SMP guest first. Now Xin got it up, and this one works fine.
(Xin is based on this since very beginning we suspect Linux AP is
blocked
by the widely used lock.) So, I think we can check in this first to
avoid rebase.
The lock removal thread can be continuously discussed.
thx,eddie