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From: Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
To: Daniel Kiper <daniel.kiper@oracle.com>
Cc: "devicetree@vger.kernel.org" <devicetree@vger.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] efi/libstub/fdt: Standardize the names of EFI stub parameters
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 17:25:59 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20150911162559.GA8726__1753.91775924272$1441988866$gmane$org@leverpostej> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20150911124643.GB4530@olila.local.net-space.pl>

On Fri, Sep 11, 2015 at 01:46:43PM +0100, Daniel Kiper wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2015 at 05:23:02PM +0100, Mark Rutland wrote:
> > > > C) When you could go:
> > > >
> > > >    DT -> Discover Xen -> Xen-specific stuff -> Xen-specific EFI/ACPI discovery
> > >
> > > I take you mean discovering Xen with the usual Xen hypervisor node on
> > > device tree. I think that C) is a good option actually. I like it. Not
> > > sure why we didn't think about this earlier. Is there anything EFI or
> > > ACPI which is needed before Xen support is discovered by
> > > arch/arm64/kernel/setup.c:setup_arch -> xen_early_init()?
> >
> > Currently lots (including the memory map). With the stuff to support
> > SPCR, the ACPI discovery would be moved before xen_early_init().
> >
> > > If not, we could just go for this. A lot of complexity would go away.
> >
> > I suspect this would still be fairly complex, but would at least prevent
> > the Xen-specific EFI handling from adversely affecting the native case.
> >
> > > > D) If you want to be generic:
> > > >    EFI -> EFI application -> EFI tables -> ACPI tables -> Xen-specific stuff
> > > >           \------------------------------------------/
> > > > 	   (virtualize these, provide shims to Dom0, but handle
> > > > 	    everything in Xen itself)
> > >
> > > I think that this is good in theory but could turn out to be a lot of
> > > work in practice. We could probably virtualize the RuntimeServices but
> > > the BootServices are troublesome.
> >
> > What's troublesome with the boot services?
> >
> > What can't be simulated?
> 
> How do you want to access bare metal EFI boot services from dom0 if they
> were shutdown long time ago before loading dom0 image?

I don't want to.

I asked "What can't be simulated?" because I assumed everything
necessary/mandatory could be simulated without needinng access to any
real EFI boot services.

As far as I can see all that's necessary is to provide a compatible
interface.

> What do you need from EFI boot services in dom0?

The ability to call ExitBootServices() and SetVirtualAddressMap() on a
_virtual_ address map for _virtual_ services provided by the hypervisor.
A console so that I can log things early on.

Mark.

  parent reply	other threads:[~2015-09-11 16:25 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 182+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2015-09-10  8:41 [PATCH] efi/libstub/fdt: Standardize the names of EFI stub parameters Shannon Zhao
2015-09-10  8:41 ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-10  8:41 ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-10  9:52 ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10  9:52 ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10  9:52   ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10  9:52   ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 10:19   ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 10:19   ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 10:19     ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 10:19     ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 11:24     ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 11:24       ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 11:24       ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 11:37       ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 11:37       ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 11:37         ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 11:37         ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 12:15         ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 12:15           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 12:15           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 12:58           ` [Xen-devel] " Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 12:58             ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 12:58             ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 13:08             ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 13:08             ` [Xen-devel] " Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 13:08               ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 13:08               ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 13:30               ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 13:30                 ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 13:30                 ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 13:30               ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 12:58           ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 13:52           ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 13:52             ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 13:52             ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 14:13             ` Leif Lindholm
2015-09-10 14:13               ` Leif Lindholm
2015-09-10 14:13               ` Leif Lindholm
2015-09-10 14:13             ` Leif Lindholm
2015-09-10 14:49             ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 14:49               ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 14:49               ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 16:10               ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 16:10                 ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 16:10                 ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 16:23                 ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 16:23                 ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 16:23                   ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 16:23                   ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 12:46                   ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 12:46                     ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 12:46                     ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 13:14                     ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-11 13:14                     ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-11 13:14                       ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-11 13:14                       ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-11 13:30                       ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-11 13:30                         ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-11 13:30                         ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-11 15:45                         ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 15:45                           ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 15:45                           ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14  8:42                           ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-14  8:42                             ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-14  8:42                             ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-14  9:09                             ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:09                               ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:09                               ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:31                               ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-14  9:31                                 ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-14  9:31                                 ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-14  9:36                                 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:36                                 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:36                                   ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:36                                   ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 10:39                                   ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 10:39                                   ` [Xen-devel] " Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 10:39                                     ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 10:39                                     ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 11:16                                     ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 11:16                                       ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 11:16                                       ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 11:34                                       ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 11:34                                       ` [Xen-devel] " Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 11:34                                         ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 11:34                                         ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-14 11:16                                     ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:09                             ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-11 15:45                         ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 16:33                         ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:33                           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:33                           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:33                         ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 13:30                       ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-11 16:25                     ` Mark Rutland [this message]
2015-09-11 16:25                     ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:25                       ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:25                       ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-12 11:36                       ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-12 11:36                       ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-12 11:36                         ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-12 11:36                         ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14  9:25                         ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-14  9:25                           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-14  9:25                           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-14  9:43                           ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:43                           ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14  9:43                             ` Ard Biesheuvel
     [not found]                             ` <CAKv+Gu9ER1cKvPHobq-wo7ggPesJj4OQ7=aTr24GVpubHvVqjQ-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-09-14  9:57                               ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-14  9:57                                 ` Ian Campbell
     [not found]                                 ` <1442224673.3549.131.camel-Sxgqhf6Nn4DQT0dZR+AlfA@public.gmane.org>
2015-09-14 10:02                                   ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 10:02                                     ` Ard Biesheuvel
     [not found]                                     ` <CAKv+Gu_Gh649EwdtodLY9Q28JhqYg8o6RShXXH1ZbxsfYRfi2Q-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-09-14 10:25                                       ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-14 10:25                                         ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-14 10:25                                     ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-14 10:02                                 ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 12:28                               ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14 12:28                                 ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14 13:09                                 ` Ard Biesheuvel
     [not found]                                 ` <20150914122858.GI4530-fJNZiO034lp9pOct4yEdx/3oZC3j2Omk@public.gmane.org>
2015-09-14 13:09                                   ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 13:09                                     ` Ard Biesheuvel
2015-09-14 13:57                                     ` Daniel Kiper
     [not found]                                     ` <CAKv+Gu_z2X=9-qgoKTS7dKLqtSUvysyu9LzZryJqcSR4X8Ss6A-JsoAwUIsXosN+BqQ9rBEUg@public.gmane.org>
2015-09-14 13:57                                       ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14 13:57                                         ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14  9:57                             ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-14 12:28                             ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14  9:47                           ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-14  9:47                           ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-14  9:47                             ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-14  9:47                             ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-14 12:19                           ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14 12:19                             ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14 12:19                             ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14 12:19                           ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-14  9:25                         ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 12:46                   ` Daniel Kiper
2015-09-11 11:00                 ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-11 11:00                   ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-11 11:00                   ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-11 11:00                 ` Ian Campbell
2015-09-10 16:10               ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 14:49             ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 13:52           ` Stefano Stabellini
2015-09-10 12:15         ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 12:55         ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 12:55           ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 12:55           ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 14:53           ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 14:53             ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 14:53             ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 15:06             ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 15:06             ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 15:06               ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 15:06               ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-11 16:36               ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:36               ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:36                 ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-11 16:36                 ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 12:55         ` Jan Beulich
2015-09-10 11:24     ` Mark Rutland
2015-09-10 11:32 ` Andrew Turner
2015-09-10 11:32 ` Andrew Turner
2015-09-10 11:32   ` Andrew Turner
2015-09-10 11:32   ` Andrew Turner
2015-09-10 11:48   ` Julien Grall
2015-09-10 11:48     ` Julien Grall
2015-09-10 11:48     ` Julien Grall
2015-09-10 12:05     ` Roger Pau Monné
2015-09-10 12:05       ` Roger Pau Monné
2015-09-10 12:05       ` Roger Pau Monné
2015-09-10 12:53       ` [Xen-devel] " Julien Grall
2015-09-10 12:53         ` Julien Grall
2015-09-10 12:53         ` Julien Grall
2015-09-10 12:53       ` Julien Grall
2015-09-10 12:05     ` Roger Pau Monné
2015-09-10 11:48   ` Julien Grall
2015-09-17 11:43 ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-17 11:43   ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-17 11:43   ` Shannon Zhao
2015-09-17 11:43 ` Shannon Zhao
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2015-09-10  8:41 Shannon Zhao

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