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From: Rik van Riel <riel@redhat.com>
To: Zachary Amsden <zamsden@redhat.com>
Cc: Glauber Costa <glommer@redhat.com>,
	kvm@vger.kernel.org, avi@redhat.com, mtosatti@redhat.com
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/7] change headers preparing for steal time
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2010 17:04:02 -0400	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <4C76D6C2.3010608@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <4C76D22D.9010007@redhat.com>

On 08/26/2010 04:44 PM, Zachary Amsden wrote:
> On 08/25/2010 11:43 AM, Glauber Costa wrote:
>> This guest/host common patch prepares infrastructure for
>> the steal time implementation. Some constants are added,
>> and a name change happens in pvclock vcpu structure.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Glauber Costa<glommer@redhat.com>
>> ---
>> arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h | 1 +
>> arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock-abi.h | 4 +++-
>> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
>> b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
>> index 05eba5e..1759c81 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_para.h
>> @@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
>> * in pvclock structure. If no bits are set, all flags are ignored.
>> */
>> #define KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE_STABLE_BIT 24
>> +#define KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE_STEAL_BIT 25
>>
>> #define MSR_KVM_WALL_CLOCK 0x11
>> #define MSR_KVM_SYSTEM_TIME 0x12
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock-abi.h
>> b/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock-abi.h
>> index 35f2d19..417061b 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock-abi.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock-abi.h
>> @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
>>
>> struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info {
>> u32 version;
>> - u32 pad0;
>> + u32 steal_time;
>> u64 tsc_timestamp;
>> u64 system_time;
>> u32 tsc_to_system_mul;
>> @@ -40,5 +40,7 @@ struct pvclock_wall_clock {
>> } __attribute__((__packed__));
>>
>> #define PVCLOCK_TSC_STABLE_BIT (1<< 0)
>> +#define PVCLOCK_STEAL_BIT (2<< 0)
>> +
>> #endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
>> #endif /* _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H */
>
>
> Will 32 bits be enough?

Good question.   Reading the rest of the code,
I suspect it won't be, but Glauber will know
better.

-- 
All rights reversed

  reply	other threads:[~2010-08-26 21:04 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2010-08-25 21:43 [RFC 0/7] KVM steal time implementation Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43 ` [RFC 1/7] Implement getnsboottime kernel API Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43   ` [RFC 2/7] change headers preparing for steal time Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43     ` [RFC 3/7] measure time out of guest Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43       ` [RFC 4/7] change kernel accounting to include steal time Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43         ` [RFC 5/7] kvm steal time implementation Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43           ` [RFC 6/7] touch softlockup watchdog Glauber Costa
2010-08-25 21:43             ` [RFC 7/7] tell guest about steal time feature Glauber Costa
2010-08-26 22:13           ` [RFC 5/7] kvm steal time implementation Rik van Riel
2010-08-26 22:35             ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-26 17:23         ` [RFC 4/7] change kernel accounting to include steal time Marcelo Tosatti
2010-08-26 20:28           ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-26 20:47             ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-08-26 21:05               ` Rik van Riel
2010-08-26 21:13               ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-26 21:14             ` Anthony Liguori
2010-08-26 21:40               ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-26 23:12                 ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-08-27  0:33                   ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-27 15:25                     ` Marcelo Tosatti
2010-08-26 21:19         ` Rik van Riel
2010-08-26 21:39           ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-29  9:59         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-29 15:13           ` Rik van Riel
2010-08-29 15:25             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-29 15:42               ` Rik van Riel
2010-08-29 15:47                 ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-30 12:42           ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-30 13:15             ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-26 20:54       ` [RFC 3/7] measure time out of guest Zachary Amsden
2010-08-26 21:14         ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-29  9:53       ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-26 20:44     ` [RFC 2/7] change headers preparing for steal time Zachary Amsden
2010-08-26 21:04       ` Rik van Riel [this message]
2010-08-26 21:17         ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-26 22:11           ` Rik van Riel
2010-08-29  9:51     ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-30 12:44       ` Glauber Costa
2010-08-30 13:10         ` Avi Kivity
2010-08-26 19:46   ` [RFC 1/7] Implement getnsboottime kernel API Rik van Riel

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