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| author | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-08-11 14:19:09 +0200 |
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| committer | Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu> | 2009-08-11 14:19:09 +0200 |
| commit | 89034bc2c7b839702c00a704e79d112737f98be0 (patch) | |
| tree | e65b1f3d4c751baa840efc81bc4734f089379eb3 /drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S | |
| parent | fb82ad719831db58e9baa4c67015aae3fe27e7e3 (diff) | |
| parent | 85dfd81dc57e8183a277ddd7a56aa65c96f3f487 (diff) | |
Merge branch 'linus' into tracing/core
Conflicts:
kernel/trace/trace_events_filter.c
We use the tracing/core version.
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Diffstat (limited to 'drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S')
| -rw-r--r-- | drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S | 22 |
1 files changed, 14 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S b/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S index 3fc15318a80f..40634b0db9f7 100644 --- a/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S +++ b/drivers/lguest/x86/switcher_32.S @@ -1,12 +1,15 @@ -/*P:900 This is the Switcher: code which sits at 0xFFC00000 astride both the - * Host and Guest to do the low-level Guest<->Host switch. It is as simple as - * it can be made, but it's naturally very specific to x86. +/*P:900 + * This is the Switcher: code which sits at 0xFFC00000 (or 0xFFE00000) astride + * both the Host and Guest to do the low-level Guest<->Host switch. It is as + * simple as it can be made, but it's naturally very specific to x86. * * You have now completed Preparation. If this has whet your appetite; if you * are feeling invigorated and refreshed then the next, more challenging stage - * can be found in "make Guest". :*/ + * can be found in "make Guest". + :*/ -/*M:012 Lguest is meant to be simple: my rule of thumb is that 1% more LOC must +/*M:012 + * Lguest is meant to be simple: my rule of thumb is that 1% more LOC must * gain at least 1% more performance. Since neither LOC nor performance can be * measured beforehand, it generally means implementing a feature then deciding * if it's worth it. And once it's implemented, who can say no? @@ -31,11 +34,14 @@ * Host (which is actually really easy). * * Two questions remain. Would the performance gain outweigh the complexity? - * And who would write the verse documenting it? :*/ + * And who would write the verse documenting it? +:*/ -/*M:011 Lguest64 handles NMI. This gave me NMI envy (until I looked at their +/*M:011 + * Lguest64 handles NMI. This gave me NMI envy (until I looked at their * code). It's worth doing though, since it would let us use oprofile in the - * Host when a Guest is running. :*/ + * Host when a Guest is running. +:*/ /*S:100 * Welcome to the Switcher itself! |