From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
To: Don Slutz <dslutz@verizon.com>
Cc: Keir Fraser <keir@xen.org>,
Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@citrix.com>,
Stefano Stabellini <stefano.stabellini@eu.citrix.com>,
Jun Nakajima <jun.nakajima@intel.com>,
Eddie Dong <eddie.dong@intel.com>,
Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>,
xen-devel@lists.xen.org, Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>,
Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>,
Suravee Suthikulpanit <suravee.suthikulpanit@amd.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/10] Xen VMware tools support
Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:03:37 -0500 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20131217190337.GA25371@phenom.dumpdata.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <1386875718-28166-1-git-send-email-dslutz@terremark.com>
On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 02:15:08PM -0500, Don Slutz wrote:
> From: Don Slutz <dslutz@verizon.com>
>
> See
>
> http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1009458
Can you say how this benefits Xen to detect this and take
advantage of it? Or is this Xen emulating VMWare so to a guest
it looks like its running under VMWare?
Thank you.
>
> for info on detecting VMware.
>
> Linux does not follow this exactly. It checks for CPUID 1st. If
> that fails, it checks for SMBIOS containing "VMware" (not VMware- or
> VMW).
>
> So this patch set provides:
>
> SMBIOS -- Add string VMware-
> CPUID -- Add VMware's CPUID (Note: currently HyperV (viridian support) breaks this check.)
> Add the magic VMware port
> Allow VMware tools poweroff and reboot
> Enable access to VMware's guest info
> Provide the VMware tools build number
>
> Don Slutz (10):
> smbios: Add "plus VMware-Tools" to HVM_XS_SYSTEM_PRODUCT_NAME.
> Add VMware HVM params
> Add cpuid_vmware_leaves
> tools: Add support for new HVM params
> vmport: Add VMware provided include files.
> Add vmport structs
> Add new vmport code.
> connect vmport up
> libxl: Add VTPOWER, VTREBOOT and VTPING
> Add VMware guest info access
>
> tools/firmware/hvmloader/smbios.c | 2 +-
> tools/libxc/xc_domain.c | 112 +++++
> tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c | 27 ++
> tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c | 24 ++
> tools/libxc/xenctrl.h | 24 ++
> tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h | 2 +
> tools/libxl/libxl.c | 12 +
> tools/libxl/libxl_create.c | 4 +-
> tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c | 5 +
> tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl | 5 +
> tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c | 10 +
> tools/libxl/xl_cmdtable.c | 2 +-
> tools/libxl/xl_sxp.c | 4 +
> xen/arch/x86/domctl.c | 34 ++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/Makefile | 1 +
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c | 209 ++++++++-
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/io.c | 4 +
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c | 104 +++++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/vmcb.c | 1 +
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/Makefile | 1 +
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/backdoor_def.h | 167 +++++++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/guest_msg_def.h | 87 ++++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/includeCheck.h | 17 +
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/vmport.c | 719 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/xen_vmport_def.h | 36 ++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c | 1 +
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c | 125 ++++++
> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vvmx.c | 13 +
> xen/arch/x86/traps.c | 58 ++-
> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/domain.h | 4 +
> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h | 3 +
> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/trace.h | 3 +
> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmport.h | 77 ++++
> xen/include/asm-x86/processor.h | 2 +
> xen/include/public/domctl.h | 3 +
> xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h | 18 +
> xen/include/public/hvm/params.h | 11 +-
> xen/include/public/trace.h | 1 +
> 38 files changed, 1926 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/Makefile
> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/backdoor_def.h
> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/guest_msg_def.h
> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/includeCheck.h
> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/vmport.c
> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/xen_vmport_def.h
> create mode 100644 xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmport.h
>
> --
> 1.8.4
>
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2013-12-17 19:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 54+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2013-12-12 19:15 [RFC PATCH 00/10] Xen VMware tools support Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 01/10] smbios: Add "plus VMware-Tools" to HVM_XS_SYSTEM_PRODUCT_NAME Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:35 ` Olaf Hering
2013-12-12 22:07 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-13 18:03 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 02/10] Add VMware HVM params Don Slutz
2013-12-12 22:32 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-13 18:12 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-13 10:52 ` Jan Beulich
2013-12-13 18:13 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-17 20:02 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2013-12-19 0:47 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 03/10] Add cpuid_vmware_leaves Don Slutz
2013-12-12 22:27 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-13 10:55 ` Jan Beulich
2013-12-13 13:38 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-13 18:55 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-16 8:13 ` Jan Beulich
2013-12-19 0:51 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-17 16:20 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 04/10] tools: Add support for new HVM params Don Slutz
2013-12-12 22:36 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-13 23:23 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 05/10] vmport: Add VMware provided include files Don Slutz
2013-12-17 20:22 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2013-12-19 0:54 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 06/10] Add vmport structs Don Slutz
2013-12-12 23:10 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-19 1:26 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 07/10] Add new vmport code Don Slutz
2013-12-13 0:06 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-19 2:22 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-13 10:59 ` Jan Beulich
2013-12-19 2:25 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-17 20:36 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2013-12-19 2:29 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 08/10] connect vmport up Don Slutz
2013-12-13 0:51 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-19 2:53 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-13 15:46 ` Boris Ostrovsky
2013-12-19 3:45 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-17 20:37 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2013-12-19 3:46 ` Don Slutz
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 09/10] libxl: Add VTPOWER, VTREBOOT and VTPING Don Slutz
2013-12-13 0:58 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-17 20:30 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2013-12-12 19:15 ` [RFC PATCH 10/10] Add VMware guest info access Don Slutz
2013-12-13 1:08 ` Andrew Cooper
2013-12-13 5:32 ` Matthew Daley
2013-12-17 20:34 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
2013-12-17 19:03 ` Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk [this message]
2013-12-19 0:46 ` [RFC PATCH 00/10] Xen VMware tools support Don Slutz
2013-12-19 9:50 ` Ian Campbell
2013-12-19 14:08 ` Don Slutz
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