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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v10 1/3] ioreq-server: add support for multiple servers



> -----Original Message-----
> From: xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:xen-devel-
> bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Paul Durrant
> Sent: 22 May 2014 14:59
> To: Jan Beulich
> Cc: Ian Jackson; dgdegra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx; Stefano Stabellini; xen-
> devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v10 1/3] ioreq-server: add support for
> multiple servers
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jan Beulich [mailto:JBeulich@xxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: 22 May 2014 14:26
> > To: Paul Durrant
> > Cc: Ian Jackson; Stefano Stabellini; xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx;
> > dgdegra@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v10 1/3] ioreq-server: add support for
> > multiple servers
> >
> > >>> On 22.05.14 at 12:38, <paul.durrant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > The previous single ioreq server that was created on demand now
> > > becomes the default server and an API is created to allow secondary
> > > servers, which handle specific IO ranges or PCI devices, to be added.
> > >
> > > When the guest issues an IO the list of secondary servers is checked
> > > for a matching IO range or PCI device. If none is found then the IO
> > > is passed to the default server.
> > >
> > > Secondary servers use guest pages to communicate with emulators, in
> > > the same way as the default server. These pages need to be in the
> > > guest physmap otherwise there is no suitable reference that can be
> > > queried by an emulator in order to map them. Therefore a pool of
> > > pages in the current E820 reserved region, just below the special
> > > pages is used. Secondary servers allocate from and free to this pool
> > > as they are created and destroyed.
> > >
> > > The size of the pool is currently hardcoded in the domain build at a
> > > value of 8. This should be sufficient for now and both the location and
> > > size of the pool can be modified in future without any need to change the
> > > API.
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Paul Durrant <paul.durrant@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Acked-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > Cc: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > >  tools/libxc/xc_domain.c          |  224 ++++++++++
> > >  tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c  |   48 ++
> > >  tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c     |   24 +
> > >  tools/libxc/xc_hvm_build_x86.c   |   50 ++-
> > >  tools/libxc/xc_private.c         |   16 +-
> > >  tools/libxc/xenctrl.h            |  143 +++++-
> > >  tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h    |    3 +
> > >  xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c           |  908
> > ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> > >  xen/arch/x86/hvm/io.c            |    2 +-
> > >  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/domain.h |   26 +-
> > >  xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h    |    1 +
> > >  xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h  |  120 +++++
> > >  xen/include/public/hvm/ioreq.h   |    9 +-
> > >  xen/include/public/hvm/params.h  |    5 +-
> > >  xen/include/xen/list.h           |    9 +
> > >  xen/include/xsm/dummy.h          |    6 +
> > >  xen/include/xsm/xsm.h            |    6 +
> > >  xen/xsm/flask/hooks.c            |    6 +
> > >  18 files changed, 1497 insertions(+), 109 deletions(-)
> >
> > So I was about to apply this when I noticed the still missing ack from
> > Daniel on the XSM changes - you didn't even Cc him (now done).
> >
> 
> Ah, I forgot to re-run get_maintainer after adding that code. Sorry.
> 

Daniel,

  This patch is still waiting for your ack. Are you happy with it?

  Paul


>   Paul
> 
> > Jan
> 
> 
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