Re: [Query] Flow of PCI device dedicated to a domU

[Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>]

On Wed, Jul 16, 2014 at 11:42:05AM +0530, Xenbegn developer wrote:
> Hi,
> I am trying to understand the flow of how a PCI device driver in domU works
> after a PCI device is is assigned to a domU.

And by domU do you mean PV or HVM?

> 
> a) If a PCI device is assigned to a domU, this device has to be on a PCI
> bus. So as per my view xen would have to somehow provide a PCI Controller
> on which this device is attached.
> => Is my assumption correct ? If yes how it is done, No then also How
> enumeration of this device happens in domU kernel
> 
> b) Is the Configuration space of the PCI device directly accessible to the
> domU (assuming the kernel accesses it using memory map) ? If not then it is
> trapped by xen
> 
> c) Who assigns the MSI (addr + value) in the PCI device. If Xen then how
> Xen does a translation from Physical MSI to guest MSI (where in code)
> 
> Please help me with these doubts
> 
> 
> Regards
> Manish

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