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Re: [PATCH 0/8] Force detach PCI devices for ACPI-based and PCIe native hot-unplug
- To: Dongli Zhang <dongli.zhang@xxxxxxxxxx>
- From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@xxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Mon, 7 Sep 2026 17:16:34 -0400
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On Mon, Sep 07, 2026 at 02:06:29PM -0700, Dongli Zhang wrote:
> 5. By instrumenting QEMU code and possibly adding additional metadata, we can
> track whether a PCI device has been accessed by the guest VM, especially
> during
> PCI hotplug. If the device has never been used by the guest VM, it may be
> safer
> to force-detach it.
this last one I am not sure about. as I said, devices are commonly
accessed by firmware.
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