Re: [PATCH 2/5] KVM: SVM: Optimize nested svm msrpm merging

[Avi Kivity]

On 02/26/2010 03:30 PM, Joerg Roedel wrote:
> > So the msrpm bitmap changes dynamically for each vcpu? Great, make it
> > fully dynamic then, changing the vcpu->arch.msrpm only from within its
> > vcpu context. No need for atomic ops.
> >      
> The msrpm_offsets table is global. But I think I will follow Avis
> suggestions and create a static direct_access_msrs list and generate the
> msrpm_offsets at module_init. This solves the problem of two independent
> lists too.
>
>    

But with LBR virt, maybe a fully dynamic approach is better.  Just have 
static lists for updating the msrpm and offset table dynamically.

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