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

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Date:   Thu, 22 Apr 2021 08:26:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:   Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>
To:     Juergen Gross <jgross@...e.com>
cc:     xen-devel@...ts.xenproject.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@...cle.com>,
        Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@...nel.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/3] xen: check required Xen features

On Thu, 22 Apr 2021, Juergen Gross wrote:
> 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);	\
> +	}

I think this could be done as a static inline function in
include/xen/features.h. That way it would be available everywhere. Also,
static inlines are better than macro when it is possible to use them in
terms of code safety.


>  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
>