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RE: [Xen-devel] TPR write optimization (even improves 2003 sp2)

To: "Keir Fraser" <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: RE: [Xen-devel] TPR write optimization (even improves 2003 sp2)
From: "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 8 Jan 2009 20:14:27 +1100
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Thread-topic: [Xen-devel] TPR write optimization (even improves 2003 sp2)
> On 08/01/2009 09:09, "James Harper" <james.harper@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
> 
> >> Using alloc_xenheap_page would be okay.
> >
> > Is it possible to map a page allocated with alloc_domheap_page into
the
> > domain? The semantics must be different as it didn't work the way I
> > expected it to...
> 
> It wouldn't be easy. Just use alloc_xenheap_page(). You can get rid of
the
> map_domain_page_global() then, too.
> 

Okay. I might need assistance with changing the vmx use of the vlapic
page as it now needs to use xenheap semantics instead of domheap
semantics. I'll try and work it out myself first though.

Thanks

James

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