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Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] tools/libxl: Add support for Viridian stimer direct mode


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  • From: Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:29:25 +0100
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On 9/11/26 10:12 AM, Ross Lagerwall wrote:
Add support to libxl for using the stimer enlightenments in direct mode.

Signed-off-by: Ross Lagerwall <ross.lagerwall@xxxxxxxxxx>
---

In v3: Fix typo in docs

  docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in         | 5 +++++
  tools/include/libxl.h            | 6 ++++++
  tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl | 1 +
  tools/libs/light/libxl_x86.c     | 5 +++++
  4 files changed, 17 insertions(+)

diff --git a/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in b/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in
index d34951edb98d..30c401588fef 100644
--- a/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in
+++ b/docs/man/xl.cfg.5.pod.in
@@ -2496,6 +2496,11 @@ ticks and hence enabling this group will ensure that 
ticks will be
  consistent with use of an enlightened time source (B<time_ref_count> or
  B<reference_tsc>).
+=item B<stimer_direct>
+
+This set is the same as the B<stimer> set but additionally supports
+using synthetic timers in direct mode.
+
  =item B<hcall_ipi>
This set incorporates use of a hypercall for interprocessor interrupts.
diff --git a/tools/include/libxl.h b/tools/include/libxl.h
index 7c098edab663..5475530a5002 100644
--- a/tools/include/libxl.h
+++ b/tools/include/libxl.h
@@ -381,6 +381,12 @@
   */
  #define LIBXL_HAVE_VIRIDIAN_HCALL_IPI 1
+/*
+ * LIBXL_HAVE_VIRIDIAN_STIMER_DIRECT indicates that the 'stimer_direct' value
+ * is present in the viridian enlightenment enumeration.
+ */
+#define LIBXL_HAVE_VIRIDIAN_STIMER_DIRECT 1
+
  /*
   * LIBXL_HAVE_BUILDINFO_HVM_ACPI_LAPTOP_SLATE indicates that
   * libxl_domain_build_info has the u.hvm.acpi_laptop_slate field.
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl b/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl
index a7893460f013..95075f04fe45 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_types.idl
@@ -260,6 +260,7 @@ libxl_viridian_enlightenment = 
Enumeration("viridian_enlightenment", [
      (10, "ex_processor_masks"),
      (11, "no_vp_limit"),
      (12, "cpu_hotplug"),
+    (13, "stimer_direct"),
      ])
libxl_hdtype = Enumeration("hdtype", [
diff --git a/tools/libs/light/libxl_x86.c b/tools/libs/light/libxl_x86.c
index 60d4e8661c93..9e8b48372d63 100644
--- a/tools/libs/light/libxl_x86.c
+++ b/tools/libs/light/libxl_x86.c
@@ -389,6 +389,11 @@ static int hvm_set_viridian_features(libxl__gc *gc, 
uint32_t domid,
      if (libxl_bitmap_test(&enlightenments, 
LIBXL_VIRIDIAN_ENLIGHTENMENT_CPU_HOTPLUG))
          mask |= HVMPV_cpu_hotplug;
+ if (libxl_bitmap_test(&enlightenments,
+                          LIBXL_VIRIDIAN_ENLIGHTENMENT_STIMER_DIRECT))
+        mask |= HVMPV_time_ref_count | HVMPV_synic | HVMPV_stimer |
+                HVMPV_stimer_direct;
+
      if (mask != 0 &&
          xc_hvm_param_set(CTX->xch,
                           domid,

Ping. Note that the Xen side of this has already been committed.

Thanks,
Ross



 


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