Re: [PATCH 00/15] s390x: Protected Virtualization support

[Viktor Mihajlovski <mihajlov@linux.ibm.com>]

On 11/29/19 3:02 PM, Janosch Frank wrote:
[...]
>>
>> As a mgmt app I think there will be a need to be able to determine
>> whether a host + QEMU combo is actually able to support protected
>> machines. If the mgmt app is given an image and the users says it
>> required protected mode, then the mgmt app needs to know which
>> host(s) are able to run it.
>>
>> Doing version number checks is not particularly desirable, so is
>> there a way libvirt can determine if QEMU + host in general supports
>> protected machines, so that we can report this feature to mgmt apps ?
> 
> I thought that would be visible via the cpu model by checking for the
> unpack facility (161)?
> Time for somebody else to explain that.
> 
> 
> @Viktor @Boris: This one's for you.
> 
Right, a management app could check the supported CPU model, with 
something like virsh domcapabilities. The domain's CPU model would have 
to require the 'unpack' facility. So, in theory any management app 
establishing CPU model compatibility using the libvirt APIs should be 
able to find appropriate hosts.
[...]
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Kind Regards,
    Viktor