Re: [PATCH V2 1/1] X86: Hyper-V: Get the local APIC timer frequencyfrom the hypervisor

[Gleb Natapov]

On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 07:53:36PM +0000, KY Srinivasan wrote:
> > > Thanks Gleb. Here is the link for the latest Hyper-V specification:
> > > http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=39289
> > >
> > > This spec talks about how migration is handled with regards to TSC.
> > >
> > All I can see is "15.4.3 Partition Reference TSC Mechanism". I see
> > nothing about HV_X64_MSR_TSC_FREQUENCY specifically. To access this MSR
> > a partition needs AccessFrequencyMsrs privilege, may be partition that
> > cab be migrated does not have this privilege?
> 
> If you use the MSR to read the TSC frequency, then indeed when you migrate then there
> is no guarantee that the TSC frequency won't change when you migrate. The approach
> described in section 15.4.3 is the preferred approach that can accommodate migration.
> 
Thanks.

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			Gleb.
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