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Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] rendezvous-based local time calibration WOW!

To: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [PATCH] rendezvous-based local time calibration WOW!
From: John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 5 Aug 2008 19:56:51 +0100
Cc: Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Xen-Devel \(E-mail\)" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Dave Winchell <dwinchell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, Aug 04, 2008 at 01:40:06PM -0600, Dan Magenheimer wrote:

> * Greatly improved precision for time-sensitive SMP VMs

I wonder if we could get a more detailed summary of all the changes that
have been made here?

Will this let us stop taking a global lock in our PV time routine to
ensure monotonicity?

regards
john

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