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From: Pavel Fedin <p.fedin@samsung.com>
Subject: RE: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v3 4/4] target-arm: Add the GICv2m to the virt
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Date: Tue, 26 May 2015 09:39:32 +0300
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 Hi!

> > Why? The v2m device isn't really related to the GICv3...
> In the future this handle could point to GICv2m or GICv3 ITS or GICv3
> (if I understand it correctly, when it supports message base interrupts
> and no ITS). They all would play the same role of msi-controller.

 Yes, exactly. In my implementation being developed i actually reused first patch from this set, and indeed 'v2m_handle' appeared to be useful for ITS. My code flow is something like:
 if (gicv3)
  create_its()
else
  create_v2m()

Kind regards,
Pavel Fedin
Expert Engineer
Samsung Electronics Research center Russia