Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 0/9] in-kernel APIC v6 (kernel side)

2007-05-20 Thread Avi Kivity
Gregory Haskins wrote: 2) Moved eventfd patch to end of series and dropped it from the public release (for now). We dont technically need to signal userspace if PIT is enabled since this wakes us up anyway. We can defer the eventfd/in-kernel-halt conversation for later. The PIT will

Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH 0/9] in-kernel APIC v6 (kernel side)

2007-05-20 Thread Gregory Haskins
Avi Kivity [EMAIL PROTECTED] 05/20/07 3:55 AM The PIT will wake us up, but at a substantial delay, which may cause a large drop in throughput. It's not enough to get the wakeup, it needs to be immediate. I agree fully. To clarify, I just meant we are ok to review v6 without a solution in

[kvm-devel] [PATCH 0/9] in-kernel APIC v6 (kernel side)

2007-05-18 Thread Gregory Haskins
Changelog: 1) Minor cleanup 2) Moved eventfd patch to end of series and dropped it from the public release (for now). We dont technically need to signal userspace if PIT is enabled since this wakes us up anyway. We can defer the eventfd/in-kernel-halt conversation for later. 3) Bug fixed: