[PATCH RFC V2 0/2] KVM: x86: Support using the VMX preemption timer for APIC Timer periodic/oneshot mode

2016-10-12 Thread Wanpeng Li
Most windows guests which I have on hand currently still utilize APIC Timer periodic/oneshot mode instead of APIC Timer tsc-deadline mode: - windows 2008 server r2 - windows 2012 server r2 - windows 7 - windows 10 This patchset adds the support using the VMX preemption timer for APIC Timer

[PATCH RFC V2 0/2] KVM: x86: Support using the VMX preemption timer for APIC Timer periodic/oneshot mode

2016-10-12 Thread Wanpeng Li
Most windows guests which I have on hand currently still utilize APIC Timer periodic/oneshot mode instead of APIC Timer tsc-deadline mode: - windows 2008 server r2 - windows 2012 server r2 - windows 7 - windows 10 This patchset adds the support using the VMX preemption timer for APIC Timer