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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest
From: |
Liu, Jinsong |
Subject: |
Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 12:53:57 +0000 |
Rik van Riel wrote:
> On 03/09/2012 01:27 PM, Liu, Jinsong wrote:
>
>> As for 'tsc deadline' feature exposing, my patch (as attached) just
>> obey qemu general cpuid exposing method, and also satisfied your
>> target I think.
>
> One question.
>
> Why is TSC_DEADLINE not exposed in the cpuid allowed feature
> bits in do_cpuid_ent() in arch/x86/kvm/x86.c ?
>
> /* cpuid 1.ecx */
> const u32 kvm_supported_word4_x86_features =
> F(XMM3) | F(PCLMULQDQ) | 0 /* DTES64, MONITOR */ |
> 0 /* DS-CPL, VMX, SMX, EST */ |
> 0 /* TM2 */ | F(SSSE3) | 0 /* CNXT-ID */ | 0 /*
> Reserved */ |
> F(FMA) | F(CX16) | 0 /* xTPR Update, PDCM */ |
> 0 /* Reserved, DCA */ | F(XMM4_1) |
> F(XMM4_2) | F(X2APIC) | F(MOVBE) | F(POPCNT) |
> 0 /* Reserved*/ | F(AES) | F(XSAVE) | 0 /* OSXSAVE
> */ | F(AVX) |
> F(F16C) | F(RDRAND);
>
> Would it make sense to expose F(TSC_DEADLINE) above?
>
> Or is there something truly special about tsc deadline
> that means it should be different from everything else?
Because the feature depends on KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP, which we cannot guarantee
will be called, we expose it via a KVM_CAP_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER and not
KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID.
Refer changeset 4d25a066b69fb749a39d0d4c610689dd765a0b0e.
BTW, your question remind me qemu-kvm side patch, and I update it a little
(would be sent out later).
Thanks,
Jinsong
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, (continued)
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Jan Kiszka, 2012/03/06
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Liu, Jinsong, 2012/03/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Jan Kiszka, 2012/03/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Liu, Jinsong, 2012/03/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Jan Kiszka, 2012/03/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Andreas Färber, 2012/03/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Liu, Jinsong, 2012/03/11
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Eduardo Habkost, 2012/03/12
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Liu, Jinsong, 2012/03/09
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Rik van Riel, 2012/03/19
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest,
Liu, Jinsong <=
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Eduardo Habkost, 2012/03/20
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Liu, Jinsong, 2012/03/22
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Eduardo Habkost, 2012/03/23
- Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH 2/2] Expose tsc deadline timer cpuid to guest, Liu, Jinsong, 2012/03/23