[PATCH 00/10] Refactor arch specific Hyper-V code

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To support Linux guests on Hyper-V on multiple architectures, the original
approach factored out all differences between Hyper-V on x86/x64 and
Hyper-V on ARM64 into functions or #defines under arch/x86 and
arch/arm64. Some of these differences are truly related to the
architecture, but others are more properly treated as Linux OS
differences or just quirks in Hyper-V. Feedback from Arnd Bergmann[1]
recommended that differences other than architecture should be
incorporated into the architecture independent Hyper-V code. Each
difference can be handled with conditions specific to the difference
instead of tying it to the broader x86/x64 vs. ARM64. This approach
reduces the amount of code under arch/x86 and arch/arm64 and keeps
the non-architectural differences localized and more easily understood.

This patch set implements the new approach by changing the interface
between the architecture independent code and the architecture dependent
code for x86/x64. The patches move code from arch/x86 to the
architecture independent Hyper-V code whenever possible, and add
architecture independent support needed by other architectures like
ARM64.  No functionality is changed for x86/x64.  A subsequent patch
set will provide the Hyper-V support code under arch/arm64.

This patch set results in an increase in lines of code (though some
of the increase is additional comments).  But the lines needed under
arch/arm64 in the upcoming patch set is significantly reduced, resulting
in a net decrease of about 125 lines.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/CAK8P3a1hDBVembCd+6=ENUWYFz=72JBTFMrKYZ2aFd+_Q04F+g@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

Michael Kelley (10):
  Drivers: hv: vmbus: Move Hyper-V page allocator to arch neutral code
  x86/hyper-v: Move hv_message_type to architecture neutral module
  Drivers: hv: Redo Hyper-V synthetic MSR get/set functions
  Drivers: hv: vmbus: Move hyperv_report_panic_msg to arch neutral code
  Drivers: hv: vmbus: Handle auto EOI quirk inline
  Drivers: hv: vmbus: Move handling of VMbus interrupts
  clocksource/drivers/hyper-v: Handle vDSO differences inline
  clocksource/drivers/hyper-v: Handle sched_clock differences inline
  clocksource/drivers/hyper-v: Set clocksource rating based on Hyper-V
    feature
  clocksource/drivers/hyper-v: Move handling of STIMER0 interrupts

 arch/x86/hyperv/hv_init.c          |  53 +-------
 arch/x86/include/asm/hyperv-tlfs.h | 131 ++++++++++---------
 arch/x86/include/asm/mshyperv.h    |  67 ++--------
 arch/x86/kernel/cpu/mshyperv.c     |  23 ++--
 drivers/clocksource/hyperv_timer.c | 250 +++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 drivers/hv/hv.c                    |  93 +++++++++++---
 drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c             |  89 +++++++++++--
 include/asm-generic/hyperv-tlfs.h  |  35 ++++++
 include/asm-generic/mshyperv.h     |  19 ++-
 include/clocksource/hyperv_timer.h |   3 +-
 10 files changed, 450 insertions(+), 313 deletions(-)

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