Re: [PATCH 10/10] KVM: arm/arm64: vgic: Allow non-shared device HW interrupts

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On Mon, Jun 08, 2015 at 06:04:05PM +0100, Marc Zyngier wrote:
> So far, the only use of the HW interrupt facility is the timer,
> implying that the active state is context-switched for each vcpu,
> as the device is is shared across all vcpus.
> 
> This does not work for a device that has been assigned to a VM,
> as the guest is entierely in control of that device (the HW is
> not shared). In that case, it makes sense to bypass the whole
> active state switchint, and only track the deactivation of the
> interrupt.
> 
The discinction here between shared and non-shared feels a bit arbitrary
(it may not be, but just feel that way) and I can't easily convince
myself that this is the logical/correct/all-encompassing word to
describe the nature of the two devices.

Meh, not the most productive comment, I know...

-Christoffer
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