Peter Xu <pet...@redhat.com> writes: > v5 changes: > - patch 2: moved to target-arm/monitor.c (from target-arm/machine.c) > [Peter] > - patch 3: splitted into three patches: [all from Peter's comments] > - patch 3 (new): leverage kvm_arm_create_scratch_host_vcpu(), tiny > enhancement of old one to suite our need > - patch 4: introduce kvm_support_device() in kvm-all.c > - patch 5: do the implementation. > > v4 changes: > - all: rename query-gic-capability to query-gic-capabilities [Andrea] > - patch 3: rename helper function to kvm_support_device, make it > inline and lighter. [Drew] > > v3 changes: > - patch 2: remove func declaration, add qmp header [Drew] > - patch 3: being able to detect KVM GIC capabilities even without > kvm enabled [Andrea]: this is a little bit hacky, need some more > review on this. > > v2 changes: > - result layout change: use array and dict for the capability bits > rather than a single array of strings [Andrea/Markus] > - spelling out what GIC is in doc [Eric] > > This patch is to add ARM-specific command "query-gic-capability". > > The new command can report which kind of GIC device the host/QEMU > support. The returned result is in the form of array. > > Sample command and output: > > {"execute": "query-gic-capability"} > {"return": [{"emulated": false, "version": 3, "kernel": false}, > {"emulated": true, "version": 2, "kernel": true}]} > > Testing: > > Smoke tests on both x86 (emulated) and another moonshot ARM server.
We discussed the need for a yet another ad hoc query command. Can you please summarize the discussion and its conclusion? Explaining *why* a feature is needed is always a good idea. Cover letter and commit messages are good places for it.