Re: [Xen-devel] How to detect HAP from DomU?

To:	Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
Subject:	Re: [Xen-devel] How to detect HAP from DomU?
From:	Juergen Gross <juergen.gross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date:	Wed, 10 Nov 2010 09:42:38 +0100
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On 11/10/10 09:36, Keir Fraser wrote:

On 10/11/2010 08:22, "Juergen Gross"<juergen.gross@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>  wrote:

is there any way for a HVM-domain to detect whether it is running with HAP
enabled? I couldn't find any interface for this information.

Background: in our BS2000 domain (HVM with PV-drivers) we sometimes have to
copy complete pages between kernel and user. An alternative to the copy
would be a remapping of the page. The remap is faster than the copy with HAP
enabled, but much slower without HAP. So it would be best to copy without HAP
and remap with HAP.


You could do a few remaps and copies and see how long it takes? Has the
advantage that you aren't tied up to one policy based on one system's
timings for those particuler ops. I don't think basing policy on static
assumptions about hidden implementation features is a good idea.


Okay, that's a good idea.
I'm going this way.


Thanks, Juergen

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