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From: "Jan Beulich" <JBeulich@suse.com>
Subject: Re: How to handle TLB shootdown IPI on Xen
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2013 17:24:36 +0100
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>>> On 12.08.13 at 18:04, J Ahn <jeong.seob.ahn@gmail.com> wrote:
> I was wondering how Xen works when the guest sends the TLB shootdown IPI.
> You mean that there is no need to intercept the IPI on Xen.
> Is my understanding right?

Xen is just involved in the delivery of the virtual interrupt, but
doesn't participate in its handling.

Jan