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Re: [XEN][PATCH v4] xen: make VMTRACE support optional


  • To: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 12:42:52 +0100
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  • Delivery-date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 11:43:17 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 20.11.2025 11:47, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
> Hi Jan,
> 
> On 20.11.25 10:56, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> On 19.11.2025 20:31, Grygorii Strashko wrote:
>>> From: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx>
>>>
>>> The VMTRACE feature is depends on Platform/Arch HW and code support and now
>>> can be used only on x86 HVM with Intel VT-x (INTEL_VMX) enabled.
>>> This makes VMTRACE support optional by introducing HVM Kconfig option:
>>> - CONFIG_VMTRACE to enable/disable the feature.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Grygorii Strashko <grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx>
>>> ---
>>> changes in v4:
>>> - format changes
>>
>> Just partly, ...
>>
>>> @@ -772,13 +775,24 @@ static inline int hvm_vmtrace_get_option(
>>>   
>>>       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>>>   }
>>> +#else
>>> +/*
>>> + * Function declaration(s) here are used without definition(s) to make 
>>> compiler
>>> + * happy when VMTRACE=n, compiler DCE will eliminate unused code.
>>> + */
>>> +int hvm_vmtrace_output_position(struct vcpu *v, uint64_t *pos);
>>> +#endif
>>>   
>>>   static inline int hvm_vmtrace_reset(struct vcpu *v)
>>>   {
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_VMTRACE
>>>       if ( hvm_funcs.vmtrace_reset )
>>>           return alternative_call(hvm_funcs.vmtrace_reset, v);
>>>   
>>>       return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>>> +#else
>>> +    return -EOPNOTSUPP;
>>> +#endif
>>>   }
>>
>> ... the #else wasn't dropped from here. If no need for a v5 arises, I guess
>> I can make the adjustment while committing. But it would be really nice if
>> all earlier comments were taken care of (one way or another) when submitting
>> a new version.
> 
> This is absolutely my miss. Sorry.
> I can resend with fix. Just tell me how will be better for you.

Well, as said above - no need to resend unless another reason for a v5 surfaces.

Jan



 


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