Re: [Qemu-devel] [RFC PATCH v2 09/15] cpu-model/s390: Add KVM VM attribute interface routines

[Alexander Graf]

On 20.02.15 16:18, Michael Mueller wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Feb 2015 14:59:20 +0100
> Alexander Graf <address@hidden> wrote:
> 
>>> +typedef struct S390ProcessorProps {
>>> +    uint64_t cpuid;
>>> +    uint16_t ibc;
>>> +    uint8_t  pad[6];
>>> +    uint64_t fac_list[S390_ARCH_FAC_LIST_SIZE_UINT64];
>>> +} S390ProcessorProps;
>>> +
>>> +typedef struct S390MachineProps {
>>> +    uint64_t cpuid;
>>> +    uint32_t ibc_range;
>>> +    uint8_t  pad[4];
>>> +    uint64_t fac_list_mask[S390_ARCH_FAC_LIST_SIZE_UINT64];
>>> +    uint64_t fac_list[S390_ARCH_FAC_LIST_SIZE_UINT64];
>>> +} S390MachineProps;  
>>
>> What are those structs there for? To convert between a kvm facing
>> interface to an internal interface?
> 
> Yes, that's their current use, but if the interface structs: 
> 
> +struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_processor {
> +       __u64 cpuid;
> +       __u16 ibc;
> +       __u8  pad[6];
> +       __u64 fac_list[256];
> +};
> +
> +/* kvm S390 machine related attributes are r/o */
> +#define KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MACHINE                1
> +struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_machine {
> +       __u64 cpuid;
> +       __u32 ibc_range;
> +       __u8  pad[4];
> +       __u64 fac_mask[256];
> +       __u64 fac_list[256];
> +};
> 
> are visible here, I'll reuse them... But stop, that will not work in the 
> --disable-kvm case... I need them!

I meant it the other way around - do KVM specific patching of the cpu
types from kvm.c.

But please give a nutshell explanation on what exactly you're patching
at all here.


Alex