From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 00/13] perf: KVM: Fix, optimize, and clean up callbacks
Date: Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:22:04 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <87tuifv3mb.wl-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <662e93f9-e858-689d-d203-742731ecad2c@redhat.com>
On Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:05:25 +0100,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> wrote:
>
> On 17/09/21 09:28, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> >> In theory, I like the idea of burying intel_pt inside x86 (and even in
> >> Intel+VMX code for the most part), but the actual implementation is a
> >> bit gross. Because of the whole "KVM can be a module" thing,
> >
> > ARGH!! we should really fix that. I've heard other archs have made much
> > better choices here.
>
> I think that's only ARM, and even then it is only because of
> limitations of the hardware which mostly apply only if VHE is not in
> use.
>
> If anything, it's ARM that should support module build in VHE mode
> (Linux would still need to know whether it will be running at EL1 or
> EL2, but KVM's functionality is as self-contained as on x86 in the VHE
> case).
I don't see this happening anytime soon. At least not before we
declare the arm64 single kernel image policy to be obsolete.
M.
--
Without deviation from the norm, progress is not possible.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-09-20 12:22 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 29+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2021-08-28 0:35 [PATCH v2 00/13] perf: KVM: Fix, optimize, and clean up callbacks Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 01/13] perf: Ensure perf_guest_cbs aren't reloaded between !NULL check and deref Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 19:44 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-09-16 21:41 ` Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 02/13] KVM: x86: Register perf callbacks after calling vendor's hardware_setup() Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 03/13] KVM: x86: Register Processor Trace interrupt hook iff PT enabled in guest Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 04/13] perf: Stop pretending that perf can handle multiple guest callbacks Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 05/13] perf: Force architectures to opt-in to " Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 19:47 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-09-16 22:30 ` Sean Christopherson
2021-09-21 16:44 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-09-21 21:29 ` Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 06/13] perf/core: Rework guest callbacks to prepare for static_call support Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 07/13] perf/core: Use static_call to optimize perf_guest_info_callbacks Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 08/13] KVM: x86: Drop current_vcpu for kvm_running_vcpu + kvm_arch_vcpu variable Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 09/13] KVM: x86: More precisely identify NMI from guest when handling PMI Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 10/13] KVM: Move x86's perf guest info callbacks to generic KVM Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 11/13] KVM: x86: Move Intel Processor Trace interrupt handler to vmx.c Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 12/13] KVM: arm64: Convert to the generic perf callbacks Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 0:35 ` [PATCH v2 13/13] KVM: arm64: Drop perf.c and fold its tiny bits of code into arm.c / pmu.c Sean Christopherson
2021-08-28 20:13 ` [PATCH v2 00/13] perf: KVM: Fix, optimize, and clean up callbacks Peter Zijlstra
2021-09-16 21:37 ` Sean Christopherson
2021-09-17 7:28 ` Peter Zijlstra
2021-09-17 16:53 ` Sean Christopherson
2021-09-20 12:05 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-09-20 12:22 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2021-09-20 13:18 ` Paolo Bonzini
2021-09-20 13:40 ` Marc Zyngier
2021-09-20 18:22 ` Paolo Bonzini
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