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[PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM

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V4:
  * removed "is stable" function with vague definition of stability
    there is the only function which does time with cycle stamp getting
  * some variables renamed
  * some patches split into smaller once
  * atomic64_t usage is replaced with atomic_t
 
V3:
  Changing the timekeeper interface for clocksource reading looks like
  an overkill to achive the goal of getting cycles stamp for KVM.
  Instead extend the timekeeping interface and add functions which provide
  necessary data: read clocksource with cycles stamp, check whether the
  clock source is stable.

  Use those functions and improve existing timekeeper functionality to
  replace pvclock_gtod_copy scheme in masterclock data calculation.

V2:
  The main goal is to make L2 kvm-clock be stable when it's running over L1
  with stable kvm-clock.

  The patch series is for x86 architecture only. If the series is approved
  I'll do changes for other architectures but I don't have an ability to
  compile and check for every single on (help needed)

  The patch series do the following:

        * change timekeeper interface to get cycles stamp value from
          the timekeeper
        * get rid of pvclock copy in KVM by using the changed timekeeper
          interface: get time and cycles right from the timekeeper
        * make KVM recognize a stable kvm-clock as stable clocksource
          and use the KVM masterclock in this case, which means making
          L2 stable when running over stable L1 kvm-clock

Denis Plotnikov (10):
  timekeeper: introduce extended clocksource reading callback
  timekeeper: introduce boot field in system_time_snapshot
  timekeeper: use the extended reading function on snapshot acquiring
  tsc: implement the extended tsc reading function
  KVM: x86: switch to masterclock update using timekeeper functionality
  timekeeper: add clocksource change notifier
  KVM: x86: remove not used pvclock_gtod_copy
  pvclock: add parameters to store stamp data in pvclock reading
    function
  pvclock: add clocksource change notification on changing of tsc stable
    bit
  kvmclock: implement the extended reading function

 arch/x86/include/asm/kvm_host.h |   2 +-
 arch/x86/include/asm/pvclock.h  |   3 +-
 arch/x86/kernel/kvmclock.c      |  19 +++-
 arch/x86/kernel/pvclock.c       |  37 +++++-
 arch/x86/kernel/tsc.c           |  10 ++
 arch/x86/kvm/trace.h            |  31 ++---
 arch/x86/kvm/x86.c              | 242 ++++++++--------------------------------
 arch/x86/xen/time.c             |   2 +-
 include/linux/clocksource.h     |  11 +-
 include/linux/cs_notifier.h     |  17 +++
 include/linux/timekeeping.h     |   5 +
 kernel/time/timekeeping.c       |  68 ++++++++++-
 12 files changed, 219 insertions(+), 228 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 include/linux/cs_notifier.h

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[PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com> - 2017-08-02 17:00 +0200
  [PATCH v4 10/10] kvmclock: implement the extended reading function Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com> - 2017-08-02 17:00 +0200
  [PATCH v4 07/10] KVM: x86: remove not used pvclock_gtod_copy Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com> - 2017-08-02 17:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 07/10] KVM: x86: remove not used pvclock_gtod_copy Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2017-08-03 01:30 +0200
      Re: [PATCH v4 07/10] KVM: x86: remove not used pvclock_gtod_copy Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2017-08-03 14:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 09/10] pvclock: add clocksource change notification on changing of tsc stable bit Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com> - 2017-08-02 17:00 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 09/10] pvclock: add clocksource change notification on  changing of tsc stable bit Marcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com> - 2017-08-03 01:40 +0200
  [PATCH v4 06/10] timekeeper: add clocksource change notifier Denis Plotnikov <dplotnikov@virtuozzo.com> - 2017-08-02 17:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of  pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2017-08-02 18:20 +0200
  Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of  pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM John Stultz <john.stultz@linaro.org> - 2017-08-02 18:50 +0200
    Re: [PATCH v4 00/10] make L2's kvm-clock stable, get rid of  pvclock_gtod_copy in KVM Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> - 2017-08-02 19:20 +0200

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