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SubjectRe: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3/3] x86/xen: use guest_late_init to detect Xen PVH guest
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On 08/11/17 12:18, Jan Beulich wrote:
>>>> On 08.11.17 at 10:07, <jgross@suse.com> wrote:
>> In case we are booted via the default boot entry by a generic loader
>> like grub or OVMF it is necessary to distinguish between a HVM guest
>> with a device model supporting legacy devices and a PVH guest without
>> device model.
>>
>> PVH guests will always have x86_platform.legacy.no_vga set and
>> x86_platform.legacy.rtc cleared, while both won't be true for HVM
>> guests.
>>
>> Test for both conditions in the guest_late_init hook and set xen_pvh
>> to true if they are met.
>
> This sounds pretty fragile to me: I can't see a reason why a proper
> HVM guest couldn't come without VGA and RTC. That's not possible
> today, agreed, but certainly an option down the road if virtualization
> follows bare metal's road towards being legacy free.

From guest's perspective: what is the difference between a legacy free
HVM domain and PVH? In the end the need for differentiating is to avoid
access to legacy features in PVH as those would require a device model.


Juergen

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