Re: [PATCH 1/1] locking/qspinlock/x86: Avoid test-and-set when PV_DEDICATED is set

From: Eduardo Valentin
Date: Tue Oct 24 2017 - 11:38:24 EST


Hello Peter,
On Tue, Oct 24, 2017 at 10:13:45AM +0200, Peter Zijlstra wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 05:44:27PM -0700, Eduardo Valentin wrote:
> > @@ -46,6 +48,8 @@ static inline bool virt_spin_lock(struct qspinlock *lock)
> > if (!static_cpu_has(X86_FEATURE_HYPERVISOR))
> > return false;
> >
> > + if (kvm_para_has_feature(KVM_FEATURE_PV_DEDICATED))
> > + return false;
> > /*
> > * On hypervisors without PARAVIRT_SPINLOCKS support we fall
> > * back to a Test-and-Set spinlock, because fair locks have
>
> This does not apply. Much has been changed here recently.
>

I checked against Linus master branch before sending. Which tree/branch are you referring to / should I based this?

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All the best,
Eduardo Valentin