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Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] powerpc/paravirt: Improve vcpu_is_preempted
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Date:   Fri, 27 Oct 2023 20:59:56 +1100
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On Thu, 19 Oct 2023 14:44:52 +0530, Srikar Dronamraju wrote:
> PowerVM Hypervisor dispatches on a whole core basis. In a shared LPAR, a
> CPU from a core that is CEDED or preempted may have a larger latency. In
> such a scenario, its preferable to choose a different CPU to run.
> 
> If one of the CPUs in the core is active, i.e neither CEDED nor
> preempted, then consider this CPU as not preempted.
> 
> [...]

Applied to powerpc/next.

[1/1] powerpc/paravirt: Improve vcpu_is_preempted
      https://git.kernel.org/powerpc/c/efce8422dd53fae6cdbd37741034ac4eb4730819

cheers