Changeset 55688 in vbox for trunk

Timestamp:

May 6, 2015 9:22:10 AM (10 years ago)

Author:

vboxsync

Message:

VMM/GIM: comment.

File:

• trunk/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/GIMKvm.cpp (modified) (1 diff)

trunk/src/VBox/VMM/VMMR3/GIMKvm.cpp

@@ -191 +191 @@
     if (TMR3CpuTickIsFixedRateMonotonic(pVM, true /* fWithParavirtEnabled */))
     {
+        /** @todo We might want to consider just enabling this bit *always*. As far
+         *        as I can see in the Linux guest, the "TSC_STABLE" bit is only
+         *        translated as a "monotonic" bit which even in Async systems we
+         *        -should- be reporting a strictly monotonic TSC to the guest.  */
         PGIMKVM pKvm = &pVM->gim.s.u.Kvm;
         pKvm->uBaseFeat |= GIM_KVM_BASE_FEAT_TSC_STABLE;