linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v7 5/5] x86/xen: Add "nopv" support for HVM guest

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jul 2019 11:17:48 -0400
From:   Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
To:     Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, jgross@...e.com,
        sstabellini@...nel.org, tglx@...utronix.de, mingo@...hat.com,
        bp@...en8.de
Subject: Re: [PATCH v7 5/5] x86/xen: Add "nopv" support for HVM guest

On 7/11/19 8:02 AM, Zhenzhong Duan wrote:
> PVH guest needs PV extentions to work, so "nopv" parameter should be
> ignored for PVH but not for HVM guest.
>
> If PVH guest boots up via the Xen-PVH boot entry, xen_pvh is set early,
> we know it's PVH guest and ignore "nopv" parameter directly.
>
> If PVH guest boots up via the normal boot entry same as HVM guest, it's
> hard to distinguish PVH and HVM guest at that time. In this case, we
> have to panic early if PVH is detected and nopv is enabled to avoid a
> worse situation later.
>
> Move xen_platform_hvm() after xen_hvm_guest_late_init() to avoid compile
> error.
>
> Signed-off-by: Zhenzhong Duan <zhenzhong.duan@...cle.com>
> Cc: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>
> Cc: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
> Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
> Cc: Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>


Reviewed-by: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>