Re: [RFC 1/3] cpu-throttle: new module, extracted from cpus.c

[Claudio Fontana <cfontana@suse.de>]

On 5/22/20 12:26 PM, Alex Bennée wrote:
> 
> Claudio Fontana <cfontana@suse.de> writes:
> 
>> On 5/22/20 8:07 AM, Thomas Huth wrote:
>>>> From: "Claudio Fontana" <cfontana@suse.de>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, May 21, 2020 8:54:05 PM
>>>>
>>>> this is a first step in the refactoring of cpus.c.
>>>
>>> Could you maybe extend the commit message in the next version a little bit? ... say something about *what* you are moving to a separate file (and maybe why it is ok to move it), etc.?
>>>
>>>  Thanks,
>>>   Thomas
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Hello Thomas,
>>
>> thanks for taking a look, I will add an explanatory message.
>>
>> I was thinking something along the lines of:
>>
>> "
>> move the vcpu throttling functionality into its own module.
>> It contains the controls to adjust and inspect vcpu throttling settings, start (set) and stop
>> vcpu throttling, and the throttling function itself that is run periodically on vcpus
>> to make them take a nap.
>> Execution of the throttling function on all vcpus is triggered by a timer,
>> registered at module initialization.
>>
>> No functionality change.
>> "
> 
> Is vcpu throttling a TCG only feature?
> 

No, are you suggesting we only refactor code out of cpus.c based on whether it's tcg or not?

Ciao,

Claudio