[PATCH v3 0/6] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of pvclock_gtod

[Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com>]

V3:
  Changing the timekeeper interface for clocksource reading looks like
  an overkill to achive the goal of getting cycles stamp for KVM.
  Instead extend the timekeeping interface and add functions which provide
  necessary data: read clocksource with cycles stamp, check whether the
  clock source is stable.

  Use those functions and improve existing timekeeper functionality to
  replace pvclock_gtod_copy scheme in masterclock data calculation.

V2:
  The main goal is to make L2 kvm-clock be stable when it's running over L1
  with stable kvm-clock.

  The patch series is for x86 architecture only. If the series is approved
  I'll do changes for other architectures but I don't have an ability to
  compile and check for every single on (help needed)

  The patch series do the following:

        * change timekeeper interface to get cycles stamp value from
          the timekeeper
        * get rid of pvclock copy in KVM by using the changed timekeeper
          interface: get time and cycles right from the timekeeper
        * make KVM recognize a stable kvm-clock as stable clocksource
          and use the KVM masterclock in this case, which means making
          L2 stable when running over stable L1 kvm-clock

Denis Plotnikov (6):
  pvclock: add parameter to store cycles stamp to pvclock reading
    function
  KVM: x86: switch to masterclock update using timekeeper functionality
  timekeeper: add clocksource change notifier
  KVM: x86: remove not used pvclock_gtod_copy
  pvclock: add clocksource change notification on changing of tsc stable
    bit
  kvmclock: add the clocksource stability querying function

 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h  |   2 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c      |  26 ++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c       |  31 ++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c           |   6 +
 arch/x86/kvm/trace.h            |  31 ++---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              | 242 ++++++++--------------------------------
 arch/x86/xen/time.c             |   2 +-
 include/linux/clocksource.h     |   3 +
 include/linux/cs_notifier.h     |  17 +++
 include/linux/timekeeping.h     |   2 +
 kernel/time/timekeeping.c       |  72 +++++++++++-
 12 files changed, 209 insertions(+), 227 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/cs_notifier.h

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