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List:       linux-virtualization
Subject:    Re: [PATCH 0/5] x86/vmware: Steal time accounting support
From:       Borislav Petkov <bp () alien8 ! de>
Date:       2020-03-13 13:17:42
Message-ID: 20200313131742.GA8142 () zn ! tnic
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On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 08:03:07PM +0000, Alexey Makhalov wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> This patchset introduces steal time accounting support for
> the VMware guest. The idea and implementation of guest
> steal time support is similar to KVM ones and it is based
> on steal clock. The steal clock is a per CPU structure in
> a shared memory between hypervisor and guest, initialized
> by each CPU through hypercall. Steal clock is got updated
> by the hypervisor and read by the guest. 
> 
> The patchset consists of 5 items:
> 
> 1. x86/vmware: Make vmware_select_hypercall() __init
> Minor clean up.
> 
> 2. x86/vmware: Remove vmware_sched_clock_setup()
> Preparation for the main patch.
> 
> 3. x86/vmware: Steal time clock for VMware guest
> Core steal time support functionality.
> 
> 4. x86/vmware: Enable steal time accounting
> Support for steal time accounting used by update_rq_clock().
> 
> 5. x86/vmware: Use bool type for vmw_sched_clock
> Minor clean up.
> 
> Alexey Makhalov (5):
> x86/vmware: Make vmware_select_hypercall() __init
> x86/vmware: Remove vmware_sched_clock_setup()
> x86/vmware: Steal time clock for VMware guest
> x86/vmware: Enable steal time accounting
> x86/vmware: Use bool type for vmw_sched_clock
> 
> Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt |   2 +-
> arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.c                    | 227 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 2 files changed, 220 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

$ make ARCH=i386 allyesconfig
$ make ARCH=i386

  ...

  AR      drivers/net/built-in.a
  AR      drivers/built-in.a
  GEN     .version
  CHK     include/generated/compile.h
  LD      vmlinux.o
ld: arch/x86/kernel/kvm.o:(.discard+0x2): multiple definition of \
`__pcpu_unique_steal_time'; arch/x86/kernel/cpu/vmware.o:(.discard+0x0): first \
                defined here
make: *** [Makefile:1078: vmlinux] Error 1

-- 
Regards/Gruss,
    Boris.

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