[PATCH v2] KVM: arm64: timers: Convert per-vcpu virtual offset to a global value

Oliver Upton oliver.upton at linux.dev
Sat Mar 11 13:36:15 PST 2023


On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 19:16:40 +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> Having a per-vcpu virtual offset is a pain. It needs to be synchronized
> on each update, and expands badly to a setup where different timers can
> have different offsets, or have composite offsets (as with NV).
> 
> So let's start by replacing the use of the CNTVOFF_EL2 shadow register
> (which we want to reclaim for NV anyway), and make the virtual timer
> carry a pointer to a VM-wide offset.
> 
> [...]

Applied to kvmarm/fixes, thanks!

[1/1] KVM: arm64: timers: Convert per-vcpu virtual offset to a global value
      https://git.kernel.org/kvmarm/kvmarm/c/47053904e182

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Best,
Oliver



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