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On Thu, 27 Oct 2016, Alexey Makhalov wrote: > [RESEND PATCH 1/3] x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu() Please don't do that. RESEND is a keyword, when the same patch (series) is sent again without any modification vs. the first patch (series). A possible reason to do so is when a patch (series) fell through the cracks and the author wants to bring it to attention again for the next merge wind...

After aa297292d708, there are separate native calibrations for cpu_khz and tsc_khz. The code sets x86_platform.calibrate_cpu to native_calibrate_cpu() which looks in cpuid leaf 0x16 or msrs for the cpu frequency. Since we keep the tsc_khz constant (even after vmotion), the cpu_khz and tsc_khz may start diverging. tsc_init() now does cpu_khz = x86_platform.calibrate_cpu(); tsc_khz = x86_platform.calibrate_tsc(); if (...

After aa297292d708, there are separate native calibrations for cpu_khz and tsc_khz. The code sets x86_platform.calibrate_cpu to native_calibrate_cpu() which looks in cpuid leaf 0x16 or msrs for the cpu frequency. Since we keep the tsc_khz constant (even after vmotion), the cpu_khz and tsc_khz may start diverging. tsc_init() now does cpu_khz = x86_platform.calibrate_cpu(); tsc_khz = x86_platform.calibrate_tsc(); if (...

I believe our trademark guidelines say we aren't supposed to use VMware as a noun to mean a product, only to mean the company. So we can say "running on VMware ESXi" or "running in a VMware virtual machine", but "running on VMware" is wrong. There is supposedly some good legal reason for this related to keeping our trademark. On Tue, 25 Oct 2016 22:26:00 -0700,

I believe our trademark guidelines say we aren't supposed to use VMware as a noun to mean a product, only to mean the company. So we can say "running on VMware ESXi" or "running in a VMware virtual machine", but "running on VMware" is wrong. There is supposedly some good legal reason for this related to keeping our trademark. On Tue, 25 Oct 2016 22:26:00 -0700,

This patchset includes several VMware guest improvements: Alexey Makhalov (3): x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu() x86/vmware: Add basic paravirt ops support x86/vmware: Add paravirt sched clock Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +++ arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+) -- 2.10.1

This patchset includes several VMware guest improvements: Alexey Makhalov (3): x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu() x86/vmware: Add basic paravirt ops support x86/vmware: Add paravirt sched clock Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +++ arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 51 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 55 insertions(+) -- 2.10.1

...comments. Changelog for the updated patchset: v1->v2 - Update pvinfo.name. v2->v3 - Address comments from Thomas G, * Created separate function: vmware_sched_clock_setup() (patch 3/3) * Updated commit descriptions for 1/3 and 3/3 Alexey Makhalov (3): x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu() x86/vmware: Add basic paravirt ops support x86/vmware: Add paravirt sched clock Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +++ arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+) -- 2.10.1

...comments. Changelog for the updated patchset: v1->v2 - Update pvinfo.name. v2->v3 - Address comments from Thomas G, * Created separate function: vmware_sched_clock_setup() (patch 3/3) * Updated commit descriptions for 1/3 and 3/3 Alexey Makhalov (3): x86/vmware: Use tsc_khz value for calibrate_cpu() x86/vmware: Add basic paravirt ops support x86/vmware: Add paravirt sched clock Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt | 4 +++ arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 2 files changed, 59 insertions(+) -- 2.10.1

.../** + * struct x86_hyper_runtime - x86 hypervisor specific runtime callbacks + * + * @pin_vcpu: pin current vcpu to specified physical cpu (run rarely) + */ +struct x86_hyper_runtime { + void (*pin_vcpu)(int cpu); +}; + +/** * struct x86_platform_ops - platform specific runtime functions * @calibrate_cpu: calibrate CPU * @calibrate_tsc: calibrate TSC, if different from CPU @@ -218,6 +240,7 @@ struct x86_legacy_features { * possible in x86_early_init_platform_quirks() by * only using the current x86_hardware_subarch * semantics. + * @hyper: x86 hypervisor specific runtime cal...

Hi, This series corresponds do older patches in the paravirt series that was neither already applied, nor I will touch again. In general, they do not touch code that can be unified (at least, without being the unification a big problem on its own). They passed through this list a lot of times, so I feel them ready for inclusion, unless someone opposes. As with the other patches, they apply to

Hi, This series corresponds do older patches in the paravirt series that was neither already applied, nor I will touch again. In general, they do not touch code that can be unified (at least, without being the unification a big problem on its own). They passed through this list a lot of times, so I feel them ready for inclusion, unless someone opposes. As with the other patches, they apply to

Booting a Xen PVH guest requires a special boot entry as it is mandatory to setup some Xen-specific interfaces rather early. When grub or OVMF are used as boot loaders, however, those will fill the boot parameters in zeropage and there is no longer a need to do something PVH specific in the early boot path. This patch series adds support for that scenario by identifying PVH environment and doing

Booting a Xen PVH guest requires a special boot entry as it is mandatory to setup some Xen-specific interfaces rather early. When grub or OVMF are used as boot loaders, however, those will fill the boot parameters in zeropage and there is no longer a need to do something PVH specific in the early boot path. This patch series adds support for that scenario by identifying PVH environment and doing