Re: [PATCH v1] kvm: x86: implement PV send_IPI method

From: Jason Wang
Date: Fri Jul 18 2025 - 03:53:40 EST


On Fri, Jul 18, 2025 at 2:25 PM Cindy Lu <lulu@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> From: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> We used to have PV version of send_IPI_mask and
> send_IPI_mask_allbutself. This patch implements PV send_IPI method to
> reduce the number of vmexits.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Cindy Lu <lulu@xxxxxxxxxx>

I think a question here is are we able to see performance improvement
in any kind of setup?

Thanks