On 18.05.2010, at 11:52, Liu Yu-B13201 wrote: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> [mailto:kvm-ppc-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Alexander Graf >> Sent: Tuesday, May 18, 2010 5:33 PM >> To: Mu Lin >> Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Liu Yu-B13201 >> Subject: Status of KVM on e500 >> >> Hi Mu, >> >>> Hi, All, >>> >>> Is there a status summary somewhere about Linux KVM on powerpc? >> >> Unfortunately no. There are some outdated documents on linux-kvm.org: >> >> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/PowerPC >> >>> I am interested in KVM on MPC8572 with e500 core, and how >> about e500mc? >> >> The e500 definitely works. I'm not sure about the e500mc. KVM >> definitely has no code to leverage the new hypervisor >> capabilities, but I don't see why the e500 code shouldn't >> work on the e500mc. > > Heh. I think the problem is people wouldn't like to run e500 kvm code on > e500mc. Well, at least there can be a smooth transition phase. So buying newer hardware doesn't mean you can't use KVM anymore. > >> >>> Is there bench mark testing results? >> >> The closest thing I found is this page: >> >> http://www.linux-kvm.org/page/PowerPC_Exittimings >> >> The last time I tried out KVM on an e500, the MMU overhead >> was a lot bigger though. So I guess there's more room for >> improvement on that side. >> > > Indeed. > Since you have code and board. > Do you have any plan? :-D Not yet, no :). But I know where to look, so when I find some spare time, I might just try and tackle it. Alex -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm-ppc" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html