On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 06:01:21PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
>
>
> On 10/12/2014 17:23, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > Add machine option and QMP commands to configure TSC deadline
> > timer advancement.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > ---
> > monitor.c | 15 ++++++++++
> > qapi-schema.json | 29 +++++++++++++++++++
> > qmp-commands.hx | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > target-i386/kvm.c | 80 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > vl.c | 4 ++
> > 5 files changed, 176 insertions(+)
> >
> > Index: qemu.tscdeadline/qapi-schema.json
> > ===================================================================
> > --- qemu.tscdeadline.orig/qapi-schema.json
> > +++ qemu.tscdeadline/qapi-schema.json
> > @@ -3515,3 +3515,32 @@
> > # Since: 2.1
> > ##
> > { 'command': 'rtc-reset-reinjection' }
> > +
> > +##
> > +# @set-lapic-tscdeadline-advance
> > +#
> > +# This command sets the TSC deadline timer advancement.
> > +# This value will be subtracted from the expiration time
> > +# of the high resolution timer which emulates
> > +# TSC deadline timer.
> > +#
> > +# Useful to achieve low timer latencies.
> > +#
> > +# Only supported by KVM acceleration.
> > +#
> > +# Since: 2.3
> > +##
> > +{ 'command': 'set-lapic-tscdeadline-advance',
> > + 'data': { 'advance':'int' }
> > +}
> > +
> > +##
> > +# @get-lapic-tscdeadline-advance
> > +#
> > +# This command gets the TSC deadline timer advancement.
> > +#
> > +# Only supported by KVM acceleration.
> > +#
> > +# Since: 2.3
> > +##
> > +{ 'command': 'get-lapic-tscdeadline-advance', 'returns': 'int' }
>
> Please add an object property to the x86 CPU object. It can then be
> configured with "-global" on the command line.
Don't want to allow individual values for different CPUs.
It is a per-VM property.
Is it still appropriate to use an object property of the
CPU object?
>
> > + ret = kvm_vm_ioctl(s, KVM_SET_TSCDEADLINE_ADVANCE, &adv);
> > + if (ret < 0) {
> > + return ret;
> > + }
>
> Please use KVM_GET/SET_ONE_REG instead of introducing a new set of ioctls.
>
> Paolo
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