Re: [PATCH v3 16/41] x86/vmware: Nullify save/restore hooks when using VMware's sched_clock

From: David Woodhouse

Date: Wed May 20 2026 - 18:15:58 EST


On Fri, 2026-05-15 at 12:19 -0700, Sean Christopherson wrote:
> Nullify the sched_clock save/restore hooks when using VMware's version of
> sched_clock.  This will allow extending paravirt_set_sched_clock() to set
> the save/restore hooks, without having to simultaneously change the
> behavior of VMware guests.
>
> Note, it's not at all obvious that it's safe/correct for VMware guests to
> do nothing on suspend/resume, but that's a pre-existing problem.  Leave it
> for a VMware expert to sort out.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

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