linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] docs: geniezone: Introduce GenieZone hypervisor

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Date:   Fri, 12 May 2023 18:51:03 +0200
From:   Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>
To:     Yi-De Wu <yi-de.wu@...iatek.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/7] docs: geniezone: Introduce GenieZone hypervisor

Hi!

> GenieZone is MediaTek proprietary hypervisor solution, and it is running
> in EL2 stand alone as a type-I hypervisor. It is a pure EL2
> implementation which implies it does not rely any specific host VM, and
> this behavior improves GenieZone's security as it limits its interface.

> +++ b/Documentation/virt/geniezone/introduction.rst
> @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@

> +Platform Virtualization
> +=======================
> +We leverages arm64's timer virtualization and gic virtualization for timer and
> +interrupts controller.

'interrupt'.

> +Device Virtualizaton
> +====================
> +We adopts VMM's virtio devices emulations by passing io trap to
> VMM, and virtio

'adopt', 'device emulation'

> +is a well-known and widely used virtual device implementation.
> +

Plus, I'd expect documentation to be more detailed or have pointer
where
to learn more.

BR,							Pavel

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