linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/3] xen: check required Xen features

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Date:   Thu, 22 Apr 2021 17:10:05 +0200
From:   Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
To:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/3] xen: check required Xen features

Linux kernel is not supported to run on Xen versions older than 4.0.

Add tests for required Xen features always being present in Xen 4.0
and newer.

Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
---
 drivers/xen/features.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)

diff --git a/drivers/xen/features.c b/drivers/xen/features.c
index 25c053b09605..60503299c9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/features.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/features.c
@@ -9,13 +9,26 @@
 #include <linux/types.h>
 #include <linux/cache.h>
 #include <linux/export.h>
+#include <linux/printk.h>
 
 #include <asm/xen/hypercall.h>
 
+#include <xen/xen.h>
 #include <xen/interface/xen.h>
 #include <xen/interface/version.h>
 #include <xen/features.h>
 
+/*
+ * Linux kernel expects at least Xen 4.0.
+ *
+ * Assume some features to be available for that reason (depending on guest
+ * mode, of course).
+ */
+#define chk_feature(f) {						\
+		if (!xen_feature(f))					\
+			pr_err("Xen: feature %s not available!\n", #f);	\
+	}
+
 u8 xen_features[XENFEAT_NR_SUBMAPS * 32] __read_mostly;
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xen_features);
 
@@ -31,4 +44,9 @@ void xen_setup_features(void)
 		for (j = 0; j < 32; j++)
 			xen_features[i * 32 + j] = !!(fi.submap & 1<<j);
 	}
+
+	if (xen_pv_domain()) {
+		chk_feature(XENFEAT_mmu_pt_update_preserve_ad);
+		chk_feature(XENFEAT_gnttab_map_avail_bits);
+	}
 }
-- 
2.26.2