Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v9 00/11] target-arm: mach virt and -cpu host support

[Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org>]

On Fri, Nov 22, 2013 at 05:17:07PM +0000, Peter Maydell wrote:
> This patchset combines the 'virt' machine definition and
> -cpu host support patchsets I've posted previous versions
> of. I think these are now ready to go in once 1.8 opens
> up; review appreciated.
> 
> Changes since previous versions:
>  * added in -cpu host patchset, since it really only makes
>    sense with mach-virt
>  * rearranged virt address space a bit to allow space
>    for a reasonable sized boot flash device and possible
>    PCI window if a PCI controller model ever becomes possible
>  * fixed bug where we weren't starting secondary CPUs in
>    "PSCI power-down" state (by adding a CPU property which
>    lets the board specify that the CPU starts powered down)
>    [thanks to Giridhar Maruthy for tracking this down]
>  * includes a KVM header update against current mainline
>  * includes (previously RFC'd) patch which provides defines
>    of some kernel KVM constants we can use even if not CONFIG_KVM
>  * put the KVM CPU type into the CPU object rather than having
>    a silly 'QOM object type => constant' lookup table
>  * put dtb 'compatible' string into CPU object rather than
>    having the board model need to know about it
>  * abstracted out the "create a scratch vcpu for querying
>    for capabilities" code; this is currently only called in
>    one place, but the abstraction will be needed for 64 bit
>    KVM ARM support
> 
> Mostly this is cleanup and streamlining which I noticed
> was either possible or necessary in the course of putting
> 64 bit KVM ARM control on top of this patchset.
> 
> 
> The kernel patch to get the PL011 to work is still needed
> (Christoffer tells me he's working on getting a proper fix
> done for this):
> 

I tell myself that too...

Anyway, looked over the series and it looks good to me.

So except for some of the QOM that I can't really wrap around my brain
yet:

Reviewed-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall@linaro.org>