Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/5] x86/time: Rework pv_soft_rdtsc() to aid further cleanup

[Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Feb 20, 2018 at 11:58:41AM +0000, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> Having pv_soft_rdtsc() emulate all parts of an rdtscp is awkward, and gets in
> the way of some intended cleanup.
> 
>  * Drop the rdtscp parameter and always make the caller responsible for ecx
>    updates when appropriate.
>  * Switch the function from being void, and return the main timestamp in the
>    return value.
> 
> The regs parameter is still needed, but only for the stats collection, once
> again bringing into question their utility.  The parameter can however switch
> to being const.
> 
> No functional change.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@xxxxxxxxxx>

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