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Re: Ping: [XEN][PATCH v4] xen: make VMTRACE support optional


  • To: Tamas K Lengyel <tamas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2026 08:27:30 +0100
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  • Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx>, Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>, Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>, Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>, Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>, Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>, Alexandru Isaila <aisaila@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Petre Pircalabu <ppircalabu@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Teddy Astie <teddy.astie@xxxxxxxxxx>, Penny Zheng <Penny.Zheng@xxxxxxx>, "xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx" <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Grygorii Strashko <grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx>
  • Delivery-date: Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:27:44 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 02.12.2025 11:57, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 19.11.2025 20:31, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
>> From: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx>
>>
>> The VMTRACE feature is depends on Platform/Arch HW and code support and now
>> can be used only on x86 HVM with Intel VT-x (INTEL_VMX) enabled.
>> This makes VMTRACE support optional by introducing HVM Kconfig option:
>> - CONFIG_VMTRACE to enable/disable the feature.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> changes in v4:
>> - format changes
>>
>> changes in v3:
>> - drop vmtrace stubs for HVM=n case from hvm.h (VMTRACE depnds on HVM)
>> - hvm_vmtrace_reset() fix return err code
>> - add comment about using func declaration without definition
>>
>> changes in v2:
>>  - fix comments from Jan Beulich
>>  - move CONFIG_VMTRACE in HVM
>>  - drop HAS_VMTRACE
>>
>> v3:
>>  
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/patch/20251114142207.279834-1-grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx/
>> v2:
>>  
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/patch/20251112202442.3879997-1-grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx/
>>  
>> v1:
>>  
>> https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/xen-devel/patch/20251031212005.1338212-1-grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx/
>>
>>  xen/arch/x86/domctl.c                   |  4 +++
>>  xen/arch/x86/hvm/Kconfig                | 12 +++++++++
>>  xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c             |  2 ++
>>  xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c              | 11 ++++++++
>>  xen/arch/x86/include/asm/guest-msr.h    |  2 ++
>>  xen/arch/x86/include/asm/hvm/hvm.h      | 36 ++++++++++---------------
>>  xen/arch/x86/include/asm/hvm/vmx/vmcs.h |  2 ++
>>  xen/arch/x86/mm/mem_sharing.c           |  2 ++
>>  xen/arch/x86/vm_event.c                 |  8 +++---
>>  xen/common/domain.c                     | 10 +++++++
>>  xen/common/memory.c                     |  6 +++++
>>  xen/common/vm_event.c                   |  3 ++-
>>  xen/include/xen/domain.h                |  4 +++
>>  xen/include/xen/sched.h                 |  4 +++
>>  14 files changed, 80 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
> 
> Tamas - any chance of an ack here?

I guess I will time out on this early next week.

Jan

> Grygorii - chasing missing acks is generally the submitter's responsibility.
> 
> Jan



 


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