linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 0/7] KVM: x86: Allow Qemu/KVM to use PVH entry point

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Message-ID: <f7578f80-9bfb-3c90-69fe-11514209db7f@oracle.com>
Date:   Fri, 14 Dec 2018 18:13:10 -0500
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Maran Wilson <maran.wilson@...cle.com>, x86@...nel.org,
        xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kvm@...r.kernel.org, pbonzini@...hat.com, jgross@...e.com
Cc:     bp@...e.de, dave.hansen@...ux.intel.com, davem@...emloft.net,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, hpa@...or.com, jpoimboe@...hat.com,
        kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com, luto@...nel.org,
        mchehab@...nel.org, mingo@...hat.com, rdunlap@...radead.org,
        tglx@...utronix.de, thomas.lendacky@....com, hch@...radead.org,
        roger.pau@...rix.com, rkrcmar@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 0/7] KVM: x86: Allow Qemu/KVM to use PVH entry point

On 12/10/18 2:05 PM, Maran Wilson wrote:
> For certain applications it is desirable to rapidly boot a KVM virtual
> machine. In cases where legacy hardware and software support within the
> guest is not needed, Qemu should be able to boot directly into the
> uncompressed Linux kernel binary without the need to run firmware.
>
> There already exists an ABI to allow this for Xen PVH guests and the ABI
> is supported by Linux and FreeBSD:
>
>    https://xenbits.xen.org/docs/unstable/misc/pvh.html
>
> This patch series would enable Qemu to use that same entry point for
> booting KVM guests.
>


Applied to for-linus-4.21


-boris