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    KVM: x86: Run PIT work in own kthread · b6ddf05f
    Jan Kiszka authored
    We can't run PIT IRQ injection work in the interrupt context of the host
    timer. This would allow the user to influence the handler complexity by
    asking for a broadcast to a large number of VCPUs. Therefore, this work
    was pushed into workqueue context in 9d244caf2e. However, this prevents
    prioritizing the PIT injection over other task as workqueues share
    kernel threads.
    
    This replaces the workqueue with a kthread worker and gives that thread
    a name in the format "kvm-pit/<owner-process-pid>". That allows to
    identify and adjust the kthread priority according to the VM process
    parameters.
    Signed-off-by: default avatarJan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarMarcelo Tosatti <mtosatti@redhat.com>
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