Re: [RFC -v4 PATCH 3/3] kvm: use yield_to instead of sleep in kvm_vcpu_on_spin

[Avi Kivity]

On 01/13/2011 05:06 PM, Rik van Riel wrote:
> > I think the first patch needs some reference counting... I'd move it to
> > the outermost KVM_RUN loop to reduce the performance impact.
>
> I don't see how refcounting from that other thread could
> possibly help, and I now see that the task_struct_cachep
> does not have SLAB_DESTROY_BY_LRU, either :(
>
> What do you have in mind here that would both work and
> be acceptable to you as KVM maintainer?

I think a 'struct pid' fits the bill here.


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