Re: [Xen-devel] [RFC PATCH 2/4] Xen: add a dummy vIOMMU to create/destroy vIOMMU in Xen

[Chao Gao <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 05:24:52PM +0100, Anthony PERARD wrote:
>Hi,
>
>On Fri, Mar 17, 2017 at 07:29:15PM +0800, Lan Tianyu wrote:
>> From: Chao Gao <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx>
>> 
>> Since adding a dynamic sysbus device is forbidden, so choose TYPE_DEVICE
>> as parent class.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Chao Gao <chao.gao@xxxxxxxxx>
>> Signed-off-by: Lan Tianyu <tianyu.lan@xxxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>>  hw/xen/Makefile.objs |   1 +
>>  hw/xen/xen_viommu.c  | 116 
>> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>>  2 files changed, 117 insertions(+)
>>  create mode 100644 hw/xen/xen_viommu.c
>> 
>> +static void xen_viommu_realize(DeviceState *dev, Error **errp)
>> +{
>> +    int rc;
>> +    uint64_t cap;
>> +    char *dom;
>> +    char viommu_path[1024];
>> +    XenVIOMMUState *s = XEN_VIOMMU_DEVICE(dev);
>> +
>> +    s->id = -1;
>> +    
>> +    /* Read vIOMMU attributes from Xenstore. */
>> +    dom = xs_get_domain_path(xenstore, xen_domid);
>> +    snprintf(viommu_path, sizeof(viommu_path), "%s/viommu", dom);
>> +    rc = xenstore_read_uint64(viommu_path, "base_addr", &s->base_addr);  
>
>Could these informations (base_addr and cap) be read from the command
>line instead of via xenstore?
>Any reason for these informations to be on xenstore?

Actually, we passed both via command line at first. We just concerned
whether it was ok to pass a address through command line since
we find no device does the similar thing.

>
>> +    if (rc) {
>> +        error_report("Can't get base address of vIOMMU");
>
>I think error_setg should be used instead of error_report.
>
>> +        exit(1);
>
>Also, exit should be remove, and return instead. error_setg would be
>enough to signal that the device can not work.
>
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    rc = xenstore_read_uint64(viommu_path, "cap", &s->cap);
>> +    if (rc) {
>> +        error_report("Can't get capabilities of vIOMMU");
>> +        exit(1);
>> +    }
>> +
>> +    rc = xc_viommu_query_cap(xen_xc, xen_domid, &cap);
>
>Since xc_viommu_* seems to be new, you should use
>xendevicemodel_viommu_* instead, also you will need to define a stub for
>them to be able to compile QEMU against older version of Xen.

Will follow your suggestions above.

Thanks
Chao

>
>
>The patch looks good otherwise.
>
>Thanks,
>
>-- 
>Anthony PERARD

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