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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v8 2/6] s390x/cpumodel: Set up CPU model for AP
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David Hildenbrand |
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Re: [Qemu-devel] [PATCH v8 2/6] s390x/cpumodel: Set up CPU model for AP device support |
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Mon, 17 Sep 2018 10:21:22 +0200 |
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Am 17.09.18 um 10:19 schrieb David Hildenbrand:
> Am 12.09.18 um 22:08 schrieb Tony Krowiak:
>> A new CPU model feature and two new CPU model facilities are
>> introduced to support AP devices for a KVM guest.
>>
>> CPU model features:
>>
>> 1. The KVM_S390_VM_CPU_FEAT_AP CPU model feature indicates that
>> AP facilities are installed. This feature will be enabled by
>> the kernel only if the AP facilities are installed on the linux
>> host. This feature must be turned on from userspace to access
>> AP devices from the KVM guest. The QEMU command line to turn
>> this feature looks something like this:
>>
>> qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu xxx,ap=on
>>
>> This feature will be supported for zEC12 and newer CPU models.
>> The feature will not be supported for older models due to
>> testability issues.
>
> I think we (me, Halil and Pierre) agreed that this should not be a
> CPU_FEAT but instead some AP_INTERPRETATION toggle, that can be turned
> on/off dynamically. (CPU_FEAT cannot be changed after CPUs have been
> created).
>
> Can you discuss that with Halil + Pierre?
>
>
Just found patch #2, I don't see a reason for KVM_S390_VM_CPU_FEAT_AP
anymore. You can simply sense KVM_S390_VM_CRYPTO_ENABLE_APIE and use it
to indicate the AP cpu feature.
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Thanks,
David / dhildenb