Re: [PATCH/RFC 4/4, second shot]KVM uses "account_guest_time()"

[Laurent Vivier <Laurent.Vivier-6ktuUTfB/bM@public.gmane.org>]

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Avi Kivity wrote:
> Laurent Vivier wrote:
>> KVM updates vtime in task_struct to allow account_guest_time() to modify user,
>> system and guest time in cpustat accordingly.
>>   
> 
>> --- kvm.orig/drivers/kvm/Kconfig	2007-08-17 10:24:46.000000000 +0200
>> +++ kvm/drivers/kvm/Kconfig	2007-08-17 10:25:25.000000000 +0200
>> @@ -41,4 +41,10 @@
>>  	  Provides support for KVM on AMD processors equipped with the AMD-V
>>  	  (SVM) extensions.
>>  
>> +config GUEST_ACCOUNTING
>> +	bool "Virtual Machine accounting support"
>> +	depends on KVM
>> +	---help---
>> +	  Allows to account CPU time used by the Virtual Machines.
>> +
> 
> 
> Other way round.  In the patch that adds account_guest_time(), have a
> CONFIG_GUEST_ACCOUNTING (defaulting to n, with no description, help, or
> dependencies.  Then, CONFIG_KVM can select GUEST_ACCOUNTING.

I was wondering in which Kconfig I can put it...

> The advantages of this are:
> - the puppyvisor can also select this if it so wishes
> - we don't have core code reference some obscure module

I agree.

> CONFIG_PREEMPT_NOTIFIERS does the same thing.

I saw

Laurent
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