On 02/03/18 11:34, Jan Beulich wrote:
On 01.03.18 at 20:21, wrote:
>> On 08/02/18 09:20, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> On 07.02.18 at 20:35, wrote:
On 07/02/18 16:12, Jan Beulich wrote:
> I'm not sure why I didn't do this right
>>> On 01.03.18 at 20:21, wrote:
> On 08/02/18 09:20, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 07.02.18 at 20:35, wrote:
>>> On 07/02/18 16:12, Jan Beulich wrote:
I'm not sure why I didn't do this right away: By avoiding the use of
global PTEs
On 08/02/18 09:20, Jan Beulich wrote:
On 07.02.18 at 20:35, wrote:
>> On 07/02/18 16:12, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>> I'm not sure why I didn't do this right away: By avoiding the use of
>>> global PTEs in the cloned directmap, there's no need to fiddle with
>>> CR4.PGE
>>> On 07.02.18 at 20:35, wrote:
> On 07/02/18 16:12, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> I'm not sure why I didn't do this right away: By avoiding the use of
>> global PTEs in the cloned directmap, there's no need to fiddle with
>> CR4.PGE on any of the entry paths. Only the exit
On 07/02/18 16:12, Jan Beulich wrote:
> I'm not sure why I didn't do this right away: By avoiding the use of
> global PTEs in the cloned directmap, there's no need to fiddle with
> CR4.PGE on any of the entry paths. Only the exit paths need to flush
> global mappings.
>
> The reduced flushing,