Re: [PATCH v3] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Expose monitor data when channel uses monitor pages

2019-02-26 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Feb 26, 2019 at 12:35:30AM -0500, Kimberly Brown wrote: > 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.

[PATCH v3] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Expose monitor data when channel uses monitor pages

2019-02-25 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