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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 1/6] Enable pvclock flags in vcpu_time_info structure
    On 04/26/2010 08:46 PM, Glauber Costa wrote:
    > This patch removes one padding byte and transform it into a flags
    > field. New versions of guests using pvclock will query these flags
    > upon each read.
    >
    > Flags, however, will only be interpreted when the guest decides to.
    > It uses the pvclock_valid_flags function to signal that a specific
    > set of flags should be taken into consideration. Which flags are valid
    > are usually devised via HV negotiation.
    >
    >
    > +void pvclock_valid_flags(u8 flags);
    >

    set_pvclock_valid_flags() (or just set_pvclock_flags?
    pvclock_set_flags()?). The original name looks like a getter.

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    Do not meddle in the internals of kernels, for they are subtle and quick to panic.



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