Re: [PATCH] Skip tsc synchronization checks if CONSTANT_TSC bit isset.

[H. Peter Anvin]

Alok Kataria wrote:
> I agree with the synthetic cpu feature thing.
> Do you think i should use one of the existing word like the word 3 which
> is for synthesized feature bits ? Or is it better to define a new
> virtualization specific word ?

I don't see any point in using anything other than word 3 until it fills up.

What we want to end up with is cleanly separated: hypervisor detection, 
hypervisor features/workaround settings, and the implementation of those.

	-hpa
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