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SubjectRe: [PATCH 0/4] ksm - dynamic page sharing driver for linux v2
Nick Piggin wrote:
> On Sunday 05 April 2009 01:35:18 Izik Eidus wrote:
>
>
>> This driver is very useful for KVM as in cases of runing multiple guests
>> operation system of the same type.
>> (For desktop work loads we have achived more than x2 memory overcommit
>> (more like x3))
>>
>
> Interesting that it is a desirable workload to have multiple guests each
> running MS office.
>
> I wonder, can windows enter a paravirtualised guest mode for KVM?

Windows has some support for paravirtualization, for example it can use
hypercalls instead of tlb flush IPIs.

> And can
> you detect page allocation/freeing events?
>

Not that I know of.

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error compiling committee.c: too many arguments to function



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