RE: [PATCH v6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Expose monitor data only when monitor pages are used

2019-03-21 Thread Michael Kelley
From: Sasha Levin Sent: Wednesday, March 20, 2019 8:57 PM > > I've queued it up for hyperv-fixes, thanks Kimberly. > > Should this go in stable as well? > My take: these changes lean more toward being a "clean up" rather than fixing a problem that has significant impact. The data in the sysf

Re: [PATCH v6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Expose monitor data only when monitor pages are used

2019-03-20 Thread Sasha Levin
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 12:04:01AM -0400, 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. However

RE: [PATCH v6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Expose monitor data only when monitor pages are used

2019-03-20 Thread Michael Kelley
From: Kimberly Brown Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 9:04 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 throughput. How

Re: [PATCH v6] Drivers: hv: vmbus: Expose monitor data only when monitor pages are used

2019-03-19 Thread Greg KH
On Tue, Mar 19, 2019 at 12:04:01AM -0400, 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. H