Re: [PATCH] docs/hypercall-abi: State that the hypercall page is optional

[Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 10 Apr 2024, Andrew Cooper wrote:
> Xen doesn't care (and indeed, cannot feasibly tell) whether a hypercall was
> initiated from inside or outside a hypercall page.
> 
> For SEV-SNP/TDX encrypted VMs, use of a hypercall page would violate the
> integrity properties wanted.
> 
> Explicitly state that the hypercall page is optional.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>


> ---
> CC: Jan Beulich <JBeulich@xxxxxxxx>
> CC: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
> CC: Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>
> CC: Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  docs/guest-guide/x86/hypercall-abi.rst | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/docs/guest-guide/x86/hypercall-abi.rst 
> b/docs/guest-guide/x86/hypercall-abi.rst
> index 83890e1cb613..8004122ca49d 100644
> --- a/docs/guest-guide/x86/hypercall-abi.rst
> +++ b/docs/guest-guide/x86/hypercall-abi.rst
> @@ -79,7 +79,8 @@ Hypercall Page
>  ==============
>  
>  The hypercall page is a page of guest RAM into which Xen will write suitable
> -transfer stubs.
> +transfer stubs.  It is intended as a convenience for guests, but use of the
> +hypercall page is not mandatory for making hypercalls to Xen.
>  
>  Creating a hypercall page is an isolated operation from Xen's point of view.
>  It is the guests responsibility to ensure that the hypercall page, once
> 
> base-commit: 6cb501e3e6db36b1b4b6345f5af8adc0a291b404
> -- 
> 2.30.2
>