RE: [PATCH v2 2/2] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Return -EINVAL if monitor_allocated not set

2019-02-20 Thread Michael Kelley
From: Kimberly Brown Sent: Monday, February 18, 2019 9:38 PM > > There are two methods for signaling the host: the monitor page mechanism > and hypercalls. The monitor page mechanism is used by performance > critical channels (storage, networking, etc.) because it provides > improved

[PATCH v2 2/2] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Return -EINVAL if monitor_allocated not set

2019-02-18 Thread Kimberly Brown
There are two methods for signaling the host: the monitor page mechanism and hypercalls. The monitor page mechanism is used by performance critical channels (storage, networking, etc.) because it provides improved throughput. However, latency is increased. Monitor pages are allocated to these