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>>> On 15.11.12 at 09:23, "Zhang, Xiantao" <xiantao.zhang@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Jan Beulich [mailto:JBeulich@xxxxxxxx] >> Sent: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 9:40 PM >> To: Zhang, Xiantao; Zhang, Yang Z >> Cc: wei.huang2@xxxxxxx; weiwang.dd@xxxxxxxxx; xen-devel >> Subject: 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. > > I mean this one: >>>c) we could provide a command line option to allow fake devices to be create > > Yes, I don't think "iommu=dom0-passthrough" can meet your requirement. > We had better add a cmd line option to pass the related information to > hypervisor and VT-d can create > the pass-through context entry for the undetectable device. You misunderstood: What I was saying (and seeking confirmation) is that I don't think the new command line option would need to have any connection to the existing, non-suitable one. In particular, for it to take effect, "iommu=dom0-passthrough" wouldn't need to be specified at all. Jan _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel
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