[PATCH v14 01/25] x86/kvmclock: Remove memblock dependency

2018-07-17 Thread Pavel Tatashin
KVM clock is initialized later compared to other hypervisor clocks because it has a dependency on the memblock allocator. Bring it in line with other hypervisors by using memory from the BSS instead of allocating it. The benefits: - Remove ifdef from common code - Earlier availability of

[PATCH v14 01/25] x86/kvmclock: Remove memblock dependency

2018-07-17 Thread Pavel Tatashin
KVM clock is initialized later compared to other hypervisor clocks because it has a dependency on the memblock allocator. Bring it in line with other hypervisors by using memory from the BSS instead of allocating it. The benefits: - Remove ifdef from common code - Earlier availability of