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All the checks in lapic_timer_int_injected(), __kvm_wait_lapic_expire(), and these function calls waste cpu cycles when the timer mode is not tscdeadline. We can observe ~1.3% world switch time overhead by kvm-unit-tests/vmexit.flat vmcall testing on AMD server. This patch reduces the world switch latency caused by timer_advance_ns feature when the timer mode is not tscdeadline by simpling move the check against apic->lapic_timer.expired_tscdeadline much earlier. Signed-off-by: Wanpeng Li <wanpengli@tencent.com> Message-Id: <1599731444-3525-7-git-send-email-wanpengli@tencent.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
Linux kernel
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There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.