Re: [PATCH v9 12/22] s390: vfio-ap: sysfs interfaces to configure control domains

Pierre Morel
2018-08-23T10:43:42Z

On 23/08/2018 12:25, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Aug 2018 15:16:19 -0400
> Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> One of the things I suggested in a private conversation with Christian
>> earlier
>> today was to provide an additional rw sysfs attribute - a boolean - that
>> indicates
>> whether all usage domains should also be control domains. The default
>> could be
>> true. This would allow one to configure guests with usage-only domains
>> as well
>> as satisfy the convention.
>
> Would this additional attribute then control "add usage domains to the
> list of control domains automatically", or "don't allow to add a usage
> domain if it has not already been added as a control domain"?
>
> One thing I'm still unsure about is how libvirt comes into the picture
> here. Will it consume the setting, or actively manipulate it?
>
> [In general, I'm not very clear about how libvirt will interact with the
> whole infrastructure...]
>

When I read you it convince me that it is not wise to change anything
that has been already discuss and could impact the Libvirt.

Regards,
Pierre

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Pierre Morel
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