[PATCH v6 34/51] x86/vmware: NOP-ify save/restore hooks when using VMware's sched_clock

From: Sean Christopherson

Date: Thu Aug 06 2026 - 19:53:06 EST


NOP-ify 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.

Reviewed-by: David Woodhouse <dwmw@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
index cbe8b59ab79f..94fec990a02c 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c
@@ -347,8 +347,11 @@ static void __init vmware_paravirt_ops_setup(void)

vmware_cyc2ns_setup();

- if (vmw_sched_clock)
+ if (vmw_sched_clock) {
paravirt_set_sched_clock(vmware_sched_clock);
+ x86_platform.save_sched_clock_state = x86_init_noop;
+ x86_platform.restore_sched_clock_state = x86_init_noop;
+ }

if (vmware_is_stealclock_available()) {
has_steal_clock = true;
--
2.55.0.679.g6767b8d81c-goog