Re: [PATCH][QEMU] Use a separate device for in-kernel PIT (v2)

[Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>]

Anthony Liguori wrote:
> Part of the feedback we received from Fabrice about the KVM patches for QEMU
> is that we should create a separate device for the in-kernel APIC to avoid
> having lots of if (kvm_enabled()) within the APIC code that were difficult to
> understand why there were needed.
>
> This patch separates the in-kernel PIT into a separate device.  It also
> introduces some configure logic to only compile in support for the in-kernel
> PIT if it's available.
>
> The result of this is that we now only need a single if (kvm_enabled()) to
> determine which device to use.  Besides making it more upstream friendly, I
> think this makes the code much easier to understand.
>
> Since v1=>v2, we make sure to use common code for save/restore between
> in-kernel pit and in-qemu pit.
>
>   

Please separate the code movement and changes into separate patches.

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