Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] dom0 linux: support SBDF with "guestdev=" andremove "reassigndev="

["Jan Beulich" <jbeulich@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>> Yuji Shimada <shimada-yxb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> 08.04.09 10:30 >>>
>This patch supports SBDF with "guestdev=" boot parameter and removes
>"reassigndev=" boot parameter.
>
>Currently there are three boot parameters which specifics PCI device
>for PCI pass-through.
>
>        pciback.hide=
>        guestdev=
>        reassigndev=
>
>I'd like to simplify them before xen 3.4 is released. To achieve this,
>I'd like to make "guestdev=" boot parameter support SBDF, and remove
>"reassigndev=".
>
>
>When we don't need to reassign resources and use device path,
>pciback.hide= boot parameter can be used. The parameter is also needed
>for backward compatibility.
>
>    pciback.hide=(00:01.0)(00:02.0)
>
>When we need to reassign resources or use device path, guestdev= boot
>parameter can be used. reassign_resources boot parameter is needed to
>reassign resources, too.
>
>    guestdev=00:01.0,00:02.0 reassign_resources
>    guestdev=PNP0A08:0-1.0,PNP0A08:0-2.0
>    guestdev=PNP0A08:0-1.0,PNP0A08:0-2.0 reassign_resources

Which basically means reassignment of resources will become and all-or-
nothing feature rather than a per-device one - is that really intended? It
seems like a step backwards to me.

Jan


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