Re: [PATCH] KVM: remove useless write to vcpu->hv_clock.tsc_timestamp

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On Wed, Jan 15, 2014 at 06:08:11PM +0100, Paolo Bonzini wrote:
> After the previous patch from Marcelo, the comment before this write
> became obsolete.  In fact, the write is unnecessary.  The calls to
> kvm_write_tsc ultimately result in a master clock update as soon as
> all TSCs agree and the master clock is re-enabled.  This master
> clock update will rewrite tsc_timestamp.
> 
> So, together with the comment, delete the dead write too.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kvm/x86.c |    2 --
>  1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> index 842abd3..0fbdced 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kvm/x86.c
> @@ -1278,8 +1278,6 @@ void kvm_write_tsc(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu, struct msr_data *msr)
>  	kvm->arch.last_tsc_write = data;
>  	kvm->arch.last_tsc_khz = vcpu->arch.virtual_tsc_khz;
>  
> -	/* Reset of TSC must disable overshoot protection below */
> -	vcpu->arch.hv_clock.tsc_timestamp = 0;
>  	vcpu->arch.last_guest_tsc = data;
>  
>  	/* Keep track of which generation this VCPU has synchronized to */
> -- 
> 1.7.1

Reviewed-by: Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@xxxxxxxxxx>

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