Re: [kvm-devel] [PATCH/RFC 3/4]Introduce "account modifiers" mechanism

[Laurent Vivier]

Avi Kivity wrote:
> Laurent Vivier wrote:
>> Avi Kivity wrote:
>> [...]
>>  
>>> The normal user/system accounting has the same issue, no?  Whereever we
>>> happen to land (kernel or user) gets the whole tick.
>>>
>>> So I think it is okay to have the same limitation for guest time.
>>>
>>>     
>>
>> So this is how it looks like.
>> PATCH 1 and 2 are always a prerequisite.
>>
>>   
> 
>> +    tmp = cputime_to_cputime64(cputime);
>> +    if (p->flags & PF_VCPU) {
>> +        p->utime = cputime_add(p->utime, cputime);
>> +        p->gtime = cputime_add(p->gtime, cputime);
>> +
>> +        cpustat->guest = cputime64_add(cpustat->guest, tmp);
>> +        cpustat->user = cputime64_add(cpustat->user, tmp);
>> +
>> +        p->flags &= ~PF_VCPU;
>> +
>> +        return;
>> +    }
>> +
> 
> Where did CONFIG_GUEST_ACCOUNTING go?
> 

Lost in the sea ...

Actually, I thought this modification is not enough expensive (in time and
space) to justify a CONFIG_*. But if you think so I can add this in init/Kconfig.

Laurent
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