Re: [PATCH v4 2/2] KVM: VMX: Add Posted Interrupt supporting

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On Mon, Feb 25, 2013 at 08:42:52AM +0000, Zhang, Yang Z wrote:
> Avi Kivity wrote on 2013-02-25:
> > I didn't really follow, but is the root cause the need to keep track
> > of interrupt coalescing?  If so we can recommend that users use
> > KVM_IRQ_LINE when coalescing is unneeded, and move interrupt injection
> > with irq coalescing support to vcpu context.
> So we can hide the capability KVM_CAP_IRQ_INJECT_STATUS when posted interrupt is enabled to force users doesn't to use KVM_IRQ_LINE_STATUS. Does this acceptable?
> 
> The only case in KVM that need to know the interrupt injection status is vlapic timer. But since vlapic timer and vcpu are always in same pcpu, so there is no problem.
> 
Not really. The primary user of this interface is RTC interrupt
re-injection for Windows guests.

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