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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.2] acpi-build: mark RAM dirty on table upd


From: Amit Shah
Subject: Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH for-2.2] acpi-build: mark RAM dirty on table update
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2014 10:06:29 +0530

On (Thu) 20 Nov 2014 [09:16:31], Igor Mammedov wrote:
> On Thu, 20 Nov 2014 09:49:20 +0530
> Amit Shah <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
> > On (Wed) 19 Nov 2014 [11:08:46], Igor Mammedov wrote:
> > > On Wed, 19 Nov 2014 12:51:00 +0530
> > > Amit Shah <address@hidden> wrote:
> > 
> > > > > -static void *acpi_add_rom_blob(AcpiBuildState *build_state, GArray
> > > > > *blob, +static ram_addr_t acpi_add_rom_blob(AcpiBuildState
> > > > > *build_state, GArray *blob, const char *name)
> > > > >  {
> > > > >      return rom_add_blob(name, blob->data, acpi_data_len(blob), -1,
> > > > > name, @@ -1777,6 +1781,7 @@ void acpi_setup(PcGuestInfo *guest_info)
> > > > >      /* Now expose it all to Guest */
> > > > >      build_state->table_ram = acpi_add_rom_blob(build_state,
> > > > > tables.table_data, ACPI_BUILD_TABLE_FILE);
> > > > > +    assert(build_state->table_ram != RAM_ADDR_MAX);
> > > > >      build_state->table_size = acpi_data_len(tables.table_data);
> > > > 
> > > > Isn't an assert too strong if this happens during hotplug?
> > > > 
> > > > I'm trying to follow this code, but looks like this isn't called in
> > > > the hotplug path - is that right?
> > > yep, it's called only at startup
> > 
> > Thanks; what's the path taken for hotplug, then?  (Ensuring we have
> > that case covered too).
> In case of hotplug ACPI blob doesn't change at all (it has all
> possible device objects in it). It changes on the first time BIOS
> fetches ROM blob and on reset.
> Later during hotplug, guest gets SCI interrupt and runs related to
> hotplug event AML method, which fishes out bits necessary for hotplug
> via corresponding mmio interface.

Excellent, thanks!

                Amit



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