On Mon, Mar 07, 2022 at 11:06:46AM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:
> > diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
> > index 4420499f7bb4..a1f179ed39bf 100644
> > --- a/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
> > +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/paravirt.c
> > @@ -145,6 +145,15 @@ DEFINE_STATIC_CALL(pv_sched_clock, native_sched_clock);
> > void paravirt_set_sched_clock(u64 (*func)(void))
> > {
> > + /*
> > + * Anything with ART on promises to have sane TSC, otherwise the whole
> > + * ART thing is useless. In order to make ART useful for guests, we
> > + * should continue to use the TSC. As such, ignore any paravirt
> > + * muckery.
> > + */
> > + if (cpu_feature_enabled(X86_FEATURE_ART))
> > + return;
> > +
> > static_call_update(pv_sched_clock, func);
> > }
> >
>
> NAK, this will break live migration of a guest coming from a host
> without this feature.
I thought the whole live-migration nonsense made sure to equalize crud
like that. That is, then don't expose ART to the guest.
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