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[Xen-devel] Re: TSC scaling and softtsc reprise, and PROPOSAL

To: Dan Magenheimer <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx>, "Zhang, Xiantao" <xiantao.zhang@xxxxxxxxx>, Ian Pratt <Ian.Pratt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Xen-Devel (E-mail)" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: TSC scaling and softtsc reprise, and PROPOSAL
From: Keir Fraser <keir.fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 2009 19:48:24 +0100
Cc: "Dong, Eddie" <eddie.dong@xxxxxxxxx>, John Levon <levon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On 28/07/2009 19:15, "Dan Magenheimer" <dan.magenheimer@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> a new restore option that force-overrides the
> softtsc boot-time default for any VM being restored.

Not sure if you mean guest boot-time or host boot-time here, by the way. If
you mean the latter, I should point out that a per-VM option for this would
supplant the softtsc boot parameter (which would be completely removed).

 -- Keir



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