Re: [RFT] kvm with Windows optimization

[Avi Kivity <avi-atKUWr5tajBWk0Htik3J/w@public.gmane.org>]

Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Avi Kivity wrote:
>> Anthony Liguori wrote:
>>> Avi Kivity wrote:
>>>> This is a request for testing of an experimental kvm feature that 
>>>> dramatically accelerates some Windows releases (when running with 
>>>> the ACPI HAL, and especially with guest SMP).  The feature detects 
>>>> accesses by the guest to the Task Priority Register (TPR) and 
>>>> patches them at runtime to a kvm-friendly code snipped that is 
>>>> provided by the BIOS.
>>>>
>>>> The upshot of all that is that 
>>>> http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/Windows_ACPI_Workaround is no 
>>>> longer required, and Windows SMP no longer runs like a dog; it's 
>>>> quite snappy from my very limited testing.
>>>>
>>>> Please download the test release from 
>>>> http://people.qumranet.com/avi/tpr-opt-1.tar.gz and give it a 
>>>> spin.  Once it has received some exposure, I'll merge it into 
>>>> mainline.
>>>>
>>>> Credit for the original idea is due to Ben Serebrin.
>>>>
>>>>   
>>>
>>> Sweet!
>>>
>>> I needed the following patch to compile.  Will let you know how 
>>> testing goes.
>>>
>>
>> I already applied that, plus another minor fix, so I recommend 
>> re-downloading.  Should have given it a new name.
>
> What's the minor fix?  During the second stage of installing winxp, I 
> just got the following BUG().  Have to reboot to check and see if this 
> is specific to your branch.
>

Unrelated to the below, I guess.  It prevents BSODs, not BUGs.

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