linux/include/asm-x86/pvclock-abi.h
Gerd Hoffmann 7af192c954 x86: Add structs and functions for paravirt clocksource
This patch adds structs for the paravirt clocksource ABI
used by both xen and kvm (pvclock-abi.h).

It also adds some helper functions to read system time and
wall clock time from a paravirtual clocksource (pvclock.[ch]).
They are based on the xen code.  They are enabled using
CONFIG_PARAVIRT_CLOCK.

Subsequent patches of this series will put the code in use.

Signed-off-by: Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@citrix.com>
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
2008-06-24 21:02:31 +03:00

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#ifndef _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H_
#define _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H_
#ifndef __ASSEMBLY__
/*
* These structs MUST NOT be changed.
* They are the ABI between hypervisor and guest OS.
* Both Xen and KVM are using this.
*
* pvclock_vcpu_time_info holds the system time and the tsc timestamp
* of the last update. So the guest can use the tsc delta to get a
* more precise system time. There is one per virtual cpu.
*
* pvclock_wall_clock references the point in time when the system
* time was zero (usually boot time), thus the guest calculates the
* current wall clock by adding the system time.
*
* Protocol for the "version" fields is: hypervisor raises it (making
* it uneven) before it starts updating the fields and raises it again
* (making it even) when it is done. Thus the guest can make sure the
* time values it got are consistent by checking the version before
* and after reading them.
*/
struct pvclock_vcpu_time_info {
u32 version;
u32 pad0;
u64 tsc_timestamp;
u64 system_time;
u32 tsc_to_system_mul;
s8 tsc_shift;
u8 pad[3];
} __attribute__((__packed__)); /* 32 bytes */
struct pvclock_wall_clock {
u32 version;
u32 sec;
u32 nsec;
} __attribute__((__packed__));
#endif /* __ASSEMBLY__ */
#endif /* _ASM_X86_PVCLOCK_ABI_H_ */