Paolo Bonzini <pbonz...@redhat.com> writes:

> On 01/12/2017 18:29, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
>>> +static inline u64 hv_read_tsc_page_tsc(const struct ms_hyperv_tsc_page 
>>> *tsc_pg,
>>> +                                  u64 *cur_tsc)
>>> +{
>>> +   *cur_tsc = rdtsc();
>>> +
>>> +   return cur_tsc;
>> Why do return and setting by reference. Looks like an ugly API.
>
> This is the fallback implementation for !CONFIG_HYPERV_TSCPAGE, which
> explains why it's ugly, but why is it needed at all (or it could just
> BUG())?
>

It is not needed indeed, the intention was just to avoid '#if
IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_HYPERV)' in kvm code. I can replace it with BUG() or
return U64_MAX;

-- 
  Vitaly
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