From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Avi Kivity Subject: Re: [PATCH]0/2 Patches to furthure split kvm_init Date: Fri, 30 Nov 2007 13:55:18 +0200 Message-ID: <474FFA26.6020302@qumranet.com> References: <42DFA526FC41B1429CE7279EF83C6BDCA394B2@pdsmsx415.ccr.corp.intel.com> <474E8D88.4090508@linux.vnet.ibm.com> <474FBF0D.7020601@qumranet.com> <474FF970.9060404@de.ibm.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: kvm-devel-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org, Christian Ehrhardt , hollisb-r/Jw6+rmf7HQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org, "Zhang, Xiantao" To: carsteno-tA70FqPdS9bQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org Return-path: In-Reply-To: <474FF970.9060404-tA70FqPdS9bQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org Errors-To: kvm-devel-bounces-5NWGOfrQmneRv+LV9MX5uipxlwaOVQ5f@public.gmane.org List-Id: kvm.vger.kernel.org Carsten Otte wrote: > Avi Kivity wrote: >> Why is that? Do other archs not want kvm_vcpu_cache, or is it just the >> alignment? > On s390, our nice colleagues in the hardware depeartment take care of > caching vcpu related data on a phyical one. No need to do anything for > us in that area, except enjoying the benefits. This time, we don't > even have to call an instruction for that :-). > But you do need the vcpu cache, right? -- Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- SF.Net email is sponsored by: The Future of Linux Business White Paper from Novell. From the desktop to the data center, Linux is going mainstream. Let it simplify your IT future. http://altfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/8857-50307-18918-4