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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Create XEN_DOMCTL_set_opt_feature

To: Keir Fraser <Keir.Fraser@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Create XEN_DOMCTL_set_opt_feature
From: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2007 11:39:32 -0700
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On Wed, 2007-11-28 at 17:39 +0000, Keir Fraser wrote:
> On 28/11/07 17:31, "Alex Williamson" <alex.williamson@xxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> >    This patch goes along with the guest_os_type domain config patch.
> > Once we know what the guest OS is in the builder code, we need a
> > mechanism to set optimization features for that guest.  This is done via
> > a new XEN_DOMCTL as shown in the patch below.  This only has ia64
> > specific contents at the moment, but could be expanded for x86.  I
> > expect the contents of the structure will mostly be architecture
> > specific.  Thanks,
> 
> If you use this in the builder, why do you need a hvm param at all? In any
> case I don't like the encoding of OS strings into hvm_param integers. Either
> the concept of 'OS type' should not be visible to Xen, or a proper
> enumeration should be defined, or if you want a string then the builder
> should stick it in memory for your virtual boot firmware to pick up.

Hi Keir,

   You're right, thanks for bringing it to my attention that storing it
in an hvm_param is simply unnecessary.  If we add the guest_os_type
config option as per the new patch below, and still add the
XEN_DOMCTL_set_opt_feature call, everything else can be done in
architecture code.  I'll make a pyxc binding to an xc_ia64_set_os_type
that gets passed self.guest_os_type and makes use of set_opt_feature.
This avoids munging the string into an integer entirely and keeps
guest_os_type out of Xen.  Does this look more reasonable?  Please also
apply this and the original XEN_DOMCTL_set_opt_feature patch if so.
Thanks,

        Alex

Signed-off-by: Alex Williamson <alex.williamson@xxxxxx>
---

diff -r c555a5f97982 tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py       Wed Nov 28 13:36:56 2007 +0000
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/XendConfig.py       Wed Nov 28 09:48:59 2007 -0700
@@ -129,7 +129,8 @@ XENAPI_PLATFORM_CFG = [ 'acpi', 'apic', 
                         'nographic', 'pae', 'rtc_timeoffset', 'serial', 'sdl',
                         'soundhw','stdvga', 'usb', 'usbdevice', 'vnc',
                         'vncconsole', 'vncdisplay', 'vnclisten', 'timer_mode',
-                        'vncpasswd', 'vncunused', 'xauthority', 'pci', 'vhpt']
+                        'vncpasswd', 'vncunused', 'xauthority', 'pci', 'vhpt',
+                        'guest_os_type' ]
 
 # Xen API console 'other_config' keys.
 XENAPI_CONSOLE_OTHER_CFG = ['vncunused', 'vncdisplay', 'vnclisten',
diff -r c555a5f97982 tools/python/xen/xend/image.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py    Wed Nov 28 13:36:56 2007 +0000
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xend/image.py    Wed Nov 28 11:22:38 2007 -0700
@@ -426,6 +426,7 @@ class HVMImageHandler(ImageHandler):
 
         self.apic = int(vmConfig['platform'].get('apic', 0))
         self.acpi = int(vmConfig['platform'].get('acpi', 0))
+        self.guest_os_type = vmConfig['platform'].get('guest_os_type')
 
     # Return a list of cmd line args to the device models based on the
     # xm config file
diff -r c555a5f97982 tools/python/xen/xm/create.py
--- a/tools/python/xen/xm/create.py     Wed Nov 28 13:36:56 2007 +0000
+++ b/tools/python/xen/xm/create.py     Wed Nov 28 09:48:59 2007 -0700
@@ -453,6 +453,10 @@ gopts.var('usbdevice', val='NAME',
 gopts.var('usbdevice', val='NAME',
           fn=set_value, default='',
           use="Name of USB device to add?")
+
+gopts.var('guest_os_type', val='NAME',
+          fn=set_value, default='default',
+          use="Guest OS type running in HVM")
 
 gopts.var('stdvga', val='no|yes',
           fn=set_bool, default=0,
@@ -733,7 +737,9 @@ def configure_hvm(config_image, vals):
              'localtime', 'serial', 'stdvga', 'isa', 'nographic', 'soundhw',
              'vnc', 'vncdisplay', 'vncunused', 'vncconsole', 'vnclisten',
              'sdl', 'display', 'xauthority', 'rtc_timeoffset', 'monitor',
-             'acpi', 'apic', 'usb', 'usbdevice', 'keymap', 'pci' ]
+             'acpi', 'apic', 'usb', 'usbdevice', 'keymap', 'pci',
+             'guest_os_type']
+
     for a in args:
         if a in vals.__dict__ and vals.__dict__[a] is not None:
             config_image.append([a, vals.__dict__[a]])



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