From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from mail-vw0-f42.google.com (mail-vw0-f42.google.com [209.85.212.42]) (using TLSv1 with cipher RC4-SHA (128/128 bits)) (Client CN "smtp.gmail.com", Issuer "Google Internet Authority" (verified OK)) by ozlabs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id EA361B6FCB for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:17:44 +1000 (EST) Received: by vwl1 with SMTP id 1so591698vwl.15 for ; Wed, 22 Jun 2011 01:17:39 -0700 (PDT) MIME-Version: 1.0 In-Reply-To: <20110622032013.GA28610@bloggs.ozlabs.ibm.com> References: <20110618082705.GA28413__14973.6630417921$1308385948$gmane$org@bloggs.ozlabs.ibm.com> <20110622032013.GA28610@bloggs.ozlabs.ibm.com> Date: Wed, 22 Jun 2011 12:17:39 +0400 Message-ID: Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/15] Hypervisor-mode KVM on POWER7 and PPC970 From: Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov To: Paul Mackerras Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Cc: linuxppc-dev@ozlabs.org List-Id: Linux on PowerPC Developers Mail List List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 6/22/11, Paul Mackerras wrote: > On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 02:18:39PM +0000, Dmitry Eremin-Solenikov wrote: > >> I have a Maple board (dual PPC970FX). Will this patchset work on it? >> Should I add any additional changes to add support for this platform? > > Provided the firmware gives you control in hypervisor mode, yes it > should work, and I don't know of any extra changes you would need. > I don't recall what firmware the Maple boards had on them, though. On my board I have a PIBS firmware which programs all PPC970 registers with special script. I think one of the scripts bears "hypervisor" settings, so I'll try to give this patchset a try. -- With best wishes Dmitry