[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] Re: [Xen-devel] iommu=dom0-passthrough behavior
>>> On 14.11.12 at 01:37, "Zhang, Xiantao" <xiantao.zhang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: >> >> c) we could provide a command line option to allow fake devices to >> >> be create >> > >> > Agree, this maybe a feasible solution I can figure out, so far. >> > >> >> d) we could create context entries for all BDFs, whether or not a >> >> device exists there >> > >> > As I said, this maybe bring security issue. Even for the >> > iommu-passthrough option, it is also not suggested to be used if security > is >> considered. >> >> As said - it is clear that the basic thing here (using >> "iommu=dom0-passthrough") is already weakening security. So security isn't >> the concern in this discussion, that's left to whoever is intending to use > that >> option. > > Okay, I vote your option C if don't care security. Which, if I'm not mistaken, could be implemented entirely independent of "iommu=dom0-passthrough". I'll see if that helps on the offending system. Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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