Re: [PATCH 1/5] rcu,nohz: add state parameter to context_tracking_user_enter/exit

From: Frederic Weisbecker
Date: Fri Feb 06 2015 - 12:22:30 EST


On Thu, Feb 05, 2015 at 03:23:48PM -0500, riel@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Add the expected ctx_state as a parameter to context_tracking_user_enter
> and context_tracking_user_exit, allowing the same functions to not just
> track kernel <> user space switching, but also kernel <> guest transitions.
>
> Signed-off-by: Rik van Riel <riel@xxxxxxxxxx>

You should consider using guest_enter() and guest_exit() instead. These are
context tracking APIs too but specifically for guest.

These can be uninlined if needed.
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