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Re: [PATCH v5 12/12] xen/changelog: Add SVE and "dom0" options to the changelog for Arm


  • To: Luca Fancellu <Luca.Fancellu@xxxxxxx>
  • From: Bertrand Marquis <Bertrand.Marquis@xxxxxxx>
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  • Thread-topic: [PATCH v5 12/12] xen/changelog: Add SVE and "dom0" options to the changelog for Arm

Hi Luca,

> On 12 Apr 2023, at 11:49, Luca Fancellu <Luca.Fancellu@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> Arm now can use the "dom0=" Xen command line option and the support
> for guests running SVE instructions is added, put entries in the
> changelog.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Luca Fancellu <luca.fancellu@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> Changes from v4:
> - No changes
> Change from v3:
> - new patch
> ---
> CHANGELOG.md | 5 +++++
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
> index c978cfd9b68f..a24951603359 100644
> --- a/CHANGELOG.md
> +++ b/CHANGELOG.md
> @@ -6,6 +6,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a 
> Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
> 
> ## [unstable 
> UNRELEASED](https://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=shortlog;h=staging) - 
> TBD
> 
> +### Changed
> +- The "dom0" option is now supported on Arm and "sve=" sub-option can be used
> +  to enable dom0 guest to use SVE/SVE2 instructions.
> +
> ### Added
>  - On x86, support for features new in Intel Sapphire Rapids CPUs:
>    - PKS (Protection Key Supervisor) available to HVM/PVH guests.
> @@ -14,6 +18,7 @@ The format is based on [Keep a 
> Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/)
>    - Bus-lock detection, used by Xen to mitigate (by rate-limiting) the system
>      wide impact of a guest misusing atomic instructions.
>  - xl/libxl can customize SMBIOS strings for HVM guests.
> + - On Arm, Xen supports guests running SVE/SVE2 instructions.

Might be a good idea to mention that this is a tech preview ?

Cheers
Bertrand

> 
> ## 
> [4.17.0](https://xenbits.xen.org/gitweb/?p=xen.git;a=shortlog;h=RELEASE-4.17.0)
>  - 2022-12-12
> 
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 




 


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