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Re: [Xen-devel] Local APIC doesn't implement "One shot" mode?

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Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] Local APIC doesn't implement "One shot" mode?
From: alarson@xxxxxxxx
Date: Tue, 23 Nov 2010 12:49:31 -0600
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xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote on 11/23/2010 08:05:33 AM:

AL> On 23/11/2010 14:00, "alarson@xxxxxxxx" <alarson@xxxxxxxx> wrote:

AL> However it appears that the Local APIC presented to the client
AL> only implements the "periodic" timer mode, and not "one shot" (bit
AL> 17 of the APIC Local Vector Table).  ...

KF> You are correct in your observation. If you care about correct
KF> one-shot behaviour for reads of the current-count register, I can
KF> propose a patch for you to test?

Certainly.  I may not get a chance to test it until next week though,
depending on HW scheduling.

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