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Re: [Xen-devel] irq_guest_eoi_timer interaction with MSI

To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] irq_guest_eoi_timer interaction with MSI
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:44:11 +0000
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On 25/11/08 08:40, "Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>>> But just as map_domain_page(), map_domain_page_global() can't be used
>>> out of IRQ context...
>> 
>> I would have kept the page mapped from when it was registered until domain
>> death. Same as we do for guest-registered vcpu_info.
> 
> Oh, I indeed didn't consider that option. The question is - does it scale?
> 2Mb doesn't seem all that much for a global pool, but otoh it's perhaps
> unlikely that 32-bit hypervisors would have to manage too large an
> amount of domains/vCPU-s. So yes, I'll go that route.

Yeah, exactly. Anyone who wants a larger number of domains/VCPUs probably
has 64-bit-capable hardware. And lack of 64-bit capability is the only
reason not to run 64-bit Xen these days.

 -- Keir



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