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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86: extend runstate area updates

To: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] x86: extend runstate area updates
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:28:55 -0700
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On 08/18/09 05:48, Jan Beulich wrote:
> In order to give guests a hint at whether their vCPU-s are currently
> scheduled (so they can e.g. adapt their behavior in spin loops), update
> the run state area (if registered) also when de-scheduling a vCPU.
>   

Hm, the pvops kernels are already assuming that this is happening, so
definite ack from me.

    J

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