Re: [PATCH 1/4] kvm: x86: add KVM_{GET,SET}_TSC_OFFSET ioctls

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On 11/07/20 00:09, Jim Mattson wrote:
>>  But I have a fundamental question that isn't answered by either the
>> test or the documentation: how should KVM_SET_TSC_OFFSET be used _in
>> practice_ by a VMM?
>
> One could either omit IA32_TIME_STAMP_COUNTER from KVM_SET_MSRS, or
> one could call KVM_SET_TSC_OFFSET after KVM_SET_MSRS. We do the
> former.

Other questions:

1) how do you handle non-synchronized TSC between source and destination?

2) how is KVM_REQ_MASTERCLOCK_UPDATE triggered, since that's the main
function of the various heuristics?

Paolo




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