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Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [VTD-NEO][patch 6/6] Intel VT-d/Neocleus 1:1 mreged

To: "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx>, <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] RE: [VTD-NEO][patch 6/6] Intel VT-d/Neocleus 1:1 mreged code for PCI passthrough
From: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2007 09:35:55 +0100
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On 19/9/07 22:21, "Kay, Allen M" <allen.m.kay@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> dom0.patch: create vt-d 1:1 mapping for dom0; call iommu_domain_init()
> in domain.c.

Do PV guests actually need per-domain iommu state? If they do, isn't
release_devices() the partnering destructor function, and so should that not
be invoked from domain.c too?

> These changes were tested against 15909.  The changes made by cs# 15910
> breaks even non-vtd vmx guest bring-up.  It causes xen crash complaining
> about:
> 
>  "(XEN) Failed vm entry (exit reason 0x80000021) caused by invalid guest
> state (0)"

How is the guest state broken? Does guest rflags have bit 1 set?

 -- Keir



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