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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-08-04 19:43:01 +0200
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2010-08-04 19:43:01 +0200
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parentKVM: VMX: Fix host GDT.LIMIT corruption (diff)
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Merge branch 'kvm-updates/2.6.36' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm
* 'kvm-updates/2.6.36' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm: (198 commits) KVM: VMX: Fix host GDT.LIMIT corruption KVM: MMU: using __xchg_spte more smarter KVM: MMU: cleanup spte set and accssed/dirty tracking KVM: MMU: don't atomicly set spte if it's not present KVM: MMU: fix page dirty tracking lost while sync page KVM: MMU: fix broken page accessed tracking with ept enabled KVM: MMU: add missing reserved bits check in speculative path KVM: MMU: fix mmu notifier invalidate handler for huge spte KVM: x86 emulator: fix xchg instruction emulation KVM: x86: Call mask notifiers from pic KVM: x86: never re-execute instruction with enabled tdp KVM: Document KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID2 ioctl KVM: x86: emulator: inc/dec can have lock prefix KVM: MMU: Eliminate redundant temporaries in FNAME(fetch) KVM: MMU: Validate all gptes during fetch, not just those used for new pages KVM: MMU: Simplify spte fetch() function KVM: MMU: Add gpte_valid() helper KVM: MMU: Add validate_direct_spte() helper KVM: MMU: Add drop_large_spte() helper KVM: MMU: Use __set_spte to link shadow pages ...
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@@ -487,17 +487,6 @@ Who: Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@web.de>
----------------------------
-What: KVM memory aliases support
-When: July 2010
-Why: Memory aliasing support is used for speeding up guest vga access
- through the vga windows.
-
- Modern userspace no longer uses this feature, so it's just bitrotted
- code and can be removed with no impact.
-Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
What: xtime, wall_to_monotonic
When: 2.6.36+
Files: kernel/time/timekeeping.c include/linux/time.h
@@ -508,16 +497,6 @@ Who: John Stultz <johnstul@us.ibm.com>
----------------------------
-What: KVM kernel-allocated memory slots
-When: July 2010
-Why: Since 2.6.25, kvm supports user-allocated memory slots, which are
- much more flexible than kernel-allocated slots. All current userspace
- supports the newer interface and this code can be removed with no
- impact.
-Who: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
-
-----------------------------
-
What: KVM paravirt mmu host support
When: January 2011
Why: The paravirt mmu host support is slower than non-paravirt mmu, both