From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/10] Xen VMware tools support Date: Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:03:37 -0500 Message-ID: <20131217190337.GA25371@phenom.dumpdata.com> References: <1386875718-28166-1-git-send-email-dslutz@terremark.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <1386875718-28166-1-git-send-email-dslutz@terremark.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: Don Slutz Cc: Keir Fraser , Ian Campbell , Stefano Stabellini , Jun Nakajima , Eddie Dong , Ian Jackson , xen-devel@lists.xen.org, Jan Beulich , Boris Ostrovsky , Suravee Suthikulpanit List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 02:15:08PM -0500, Don Slutz wrote: > From: Don Slutz > > 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > Xen-devel mailing list > Xen-devel@lists.xen.org > http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel