Re: [PATCH 6/11] Vmi timer no idle hz fixes.patch

[Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com>]

Andi Kleen wrote:
> > -#ifdef CONFIG_S390
> > -#ifdef CONFIG_MATHEMU
> > -	{
> > -		.ctl_name	= KERN_IEEE_EMULATION_WARNINGS,
> > -		.procname	= "ieee_emulation_warnings",
> > -		.data		= &sysctl_ieee_emulation_warnings,
> > -		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
> > -		.mode		= 0644,
> > -		.proc_handler	= &proc_dointvec,
> > -	},
> >     
>
> I think there needs to be a way to have this syctl only
> when it's really implemented for the paravirt ops.
>
> I suppose you should move it to dynamic registration on demand.
>   

Hmm, is there a way to do that and share the sysctl with Xen?  Yes, I 
think if we move the data to paravirt.c and call 
paravirt_start_no_idle_hz (or something_with_fewer_underbars), then we 
can both share this call site instead of silly duplicating the .ctl_name ...

Will code it up.

Zach
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