From: ehrhardt@linux.vnet.ibm.com
To: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org, kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org
Cc: hollisb@us.ibm.com
Subject: [PATCH 0/4][RFC] kvmppc: paravirtualization interface - guest part v2
Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2008 12:36:40 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1219142204-12044-1-git-send-email-ehrhardt@linux.vnet.ibm.com> (raw)
From: Christian Ehrhardt <ehrhardt@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
This patch series implements a paravirtualization interface using:
- the device tree mechanism to pass hypervisor informations to the guest
- hypercalls for guest->host calls
- an example exploiter of that interface (magic page)
Version 2 includes changes to the feedback of my last submission and is now
tested against the implemented and working host part. The host part discussion
can be found on kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org.
The used hypercall ABI was already discussed on the embedded-hypervisor mailing
list and is available at http://kvm.qumranet.com/kvmwiki/PowerPC_Hypercall_ABI
The device tree format used here (=base for the discussions on
embedded-hypervisor) is the following.
- A node "hypervisor" to show the general availability of some hypervisor data
- flags for features like the example "feature,pv-magicpage"
setting 1 = available, everything else = unavailable
- Some features might need to pass more data and can use an entry in the
device tree like the example of "data,pv-magicpage-size"
I hope that eventually this guest patch series (that is modifying the boot
process and adding e.g. new ppc fixmaps could go upstream (when discussed
and agreed somewhen) via linuxppc-dev, while the kvm host part will go via
kvm (Avi Kivity).
[patches in series]
[PATCH 1/4] kvmppc: read device tree hypervisor node infrastructure
[PATCH 2/4] kvmppc: add hypercall infrastructure - guest part
[PATCH 3/4] kvmppc: magic page paravirtualization - guest part
[PATCH 4/4] kvmppc: convert wrteei to wrtee as kvm guest optimization
---
[diffstat]
arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c | 51 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
b/arch/powerpc/kernel/Makefile | 2 +
b/arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c | 30 +++++++++++++++++
b/arch/powerpc/kernel/setup_32.c | 3 +
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/44x/Kconfig | 7 ++++
b/include/asm-powerpc/fixmap.h | 10 +++++
b/include/asm-powerpc/hw_irq.h | 12 +++++++
b/include/asm-powerpc/kvm_para.h | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++--
b/mm/page_alloc.c | 1
include/asm-powerpc/kvm_para.h | 59 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
10 files changed, 214 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
next reply other threads:[~2008-08-19 10:37 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2008-08-19 10:36 ehrhardt [this message]
2008-08-19 10:36 ` [PATCH 1/4] kvmppc: read device tree hypervisor node infrastructure ehrhardt
2008-08-19 11:52 ` Josh Boyer
2008-08-19 11:56 ` Josh Boyer
2008-08-19 10:36 ` [PATCH 2/4] kvmppc: add hypercall infrastructure - guest part ehrhardt
2008-08-19 11:28 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-08-20 12:41 ` Christian Ehrhardt
2008-08-21 22:25 ` Hollis Blanchard
2008-08-22 10:38 ` Kumar Gala
2008-08-22 14:00 ` Hollis Blanchard
2008-08-19 10:36 ` [PATCH 3/4] kvmppc: magic page paravirtualization " ehrhardt
2008-08-20 2:29 ` Tony Breeds
2008-08-19 10:36 ` [PATCH 4/4] kvmppc: convert wrteei to wrtee as kvm guest optimization ehrhardt
2008-08-19 11:42 ` Arnd Bergmann
2008-08-20 12:53 ` Christian Ehrhardt
2008-08-20 18:30 ` Hollis Blanchard
2008-08-20 18:52 ` Josh Boyer
2008-08-20 19:06 ` Hollis Blanchard
2008-08-20 19:18 ` Josh Boyer
2008-08-21 13:31 ` Christian Ehrhardt
2008-08-21 13:41 ` Kumar Gala
2008-08-21 14:13 ` Christian Ehrhardt
2008-08-21 14:21 ` Kumar Gala
2008-08-21 16:16 ` Scott Wood
2008-08-22 8:08 ` Christian Ehrhardt
2008-08-22 8:17 ` Kumar Gala
2008-08-22 13:56 ` Jimi Xenidis
2008-08-22 15:49 ` Scott Wood
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