Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-08 Thread Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk
On Tue, Nov 07, 2017 at 11:10:29AM -0500, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/07/2017 02:42 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > > On 06/11/17 17:42, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > >> On 11/06/2017 10:05 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > >>> On 06/11/17 15:51, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/06/2017 02:16 AM, Juergen Gros

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-07 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/07/2017 02:42 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 06/11/17 17:42, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/06/2017 10:05 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 06/11/17 15:51, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 11/06/2017 02:16 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 20:00, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/20

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-07 Thread Juergen Gross
On 06/11/17 12:36, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-06 Thread Juergen Gross
On 06/11/17 17:42, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/06/2017 10:05 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 06/11/17 15:51, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >>> On 11/06/2017 02:16 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 03/11/17 20:00, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 02:40 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-06 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/06/2017 10:05 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 06/11/17 15:51, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/06/2017 02:16 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 03/11/17 20:00, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 11/03/2017 02:40 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 19:35, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/20

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-06 Thread Juergen Gross
On 06/11/17 15:51, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/06/2017 02:16 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 20:00, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >>> On 11/03/2017 02:40 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 03/11/17 19:35, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 02:23 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-06 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/06/2017 02:16 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 20:00, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/2017 02:40 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 03/11/17 19:35, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 11/03/2017 02:23 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/20

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-06 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-05 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 20:00, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 02:40 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 19:35, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >>> On 11/03/2017 02:23 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> So again th

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/03/2017 02:40 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 19:35, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/2017 02:23 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 19:37, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 07:23:50PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >>> On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM in init_hypervisor_pla

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 19:35, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 02:23 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >>> On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM in init_hypervisor_platform()? ACPi tables ar

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 07:23:50PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > > On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > >> > >> So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM in > >> init_hypervisor_platform()? ACPi tables are scanned way later...

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/03/2017 02:23 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM in >>> init_hypervisor_platform()? ACPi tables are scanned way later... >> Can we make grub/OVMF

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 19:19, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> >> So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM in >> init_hypervisor_platform()? ACPi tables are scanned way later... > > Can we make grub/OVMF append a boot option? > > Or set setup_heade

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/03/2017 02:05 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > > So again the question: how to tell whether we are PVH or HVM in > init_hypervisor_platform()? ACPi tables are scanned way later... Can we make grub/OVMF append a boot option? Or set setup_header.hardware_subarch to something? We already have X86_SU

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 16:27, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 16:10, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/2017 10:59 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 03/11/17 15:36, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 11/03/2017 10:24 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 15:07, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 03,

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 16:10, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 10:59 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 15:36, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >>> On 11/03/2017 10:24 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: On 03/11/17 15:07, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:50:11PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/03/2017 10:59 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 15:36, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 11/03/2017 10:24 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 03/11/17 15:07, Roger Pau Monné wrote: On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:50:11PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 15:36, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 11/03/2017 10:24 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 15:07, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:50:11PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Jue

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 11/03/2017 10:24 AM, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 15:07, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >> On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:50:11PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 15:07, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:50:11PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:50:11PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: > >> On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > On

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 03/11/17 13:17, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Nov 03, 2017 at 01:00:46PM +0100, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > >> On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > >>> The

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-11-03 Thread Juergen Gross
On 29/09/17 17:51, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> Then, I also wonder whether it would make sense for this grub to load >>> th

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-10-03 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 10/03/2017 04:56 AM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:22:25PM +, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 09/29/2017 01:07 PM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:02:48PM +, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: On 09/29/2017 11:51 AM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: On Fri, Sep 29, 2017

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-10-03 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:22:25PM +, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 09/29/2017 01:07 PM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:02:48PM +, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > >> On 09/29/2017 11:51 AM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wr

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 09/29/2017 01:07 PM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:02:48PM +, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: >> On 09/29/2017 11:51 AM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29,

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 05:02:48PM +, Boris Ostrovsky wrote: > On 09/29/2017 11:51 AM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > >> On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Boris Ostrovsky
On 09/29/2017 11:51 AM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >> On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: >>> On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >>> Then, I also wonder whether it would make sense for this grub to load >

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 03:33:58PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > > Then, I also wonder whether it would make sense for this grub to load > > the kernel using the PVH entry point or the nat

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread George Dunlap
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 4:24 PM, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >> I'm thinking about to add support for Xen PVH guests to grub2. >> >> Basically I see two options how to do it: >> >> a) add PVH support to current grub.xen (both, 32- and 64-

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Juergen Gross
On 29/09/17 17:24, Roger Pau Monné wrote: > On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: >> I'm thinking about to add support for Xen PVH guests to grub2. >> >> Basically I see two options how to do it: >> >> a) add PVH support to current grub.xen (both, 32- and 64-bit), in >>

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Roger Pau Monné
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 02:46:53PM +, Juergen Gross wrote: > I'm thinking about to add support for Xen PVH guests to grub2. > > Basically I see two options how to do it: > > a) add PVH support to current grub.xen (both, 32- and 64-bit), in >order to use the same grub binary for either pv-

Re: [Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread George Dunlap
On Fri, Sep 29, 2017 at 3:46 PM, Juergen Gross wrote: > I'm thinking about to add support for Xen PVH guests to grub2. > > Basically I see two options how to do it: > > a) add PVH support to current grub.xen (both, 32- and 64-bit), in >order to use the same grub binary for either pv-domains or

[Xen-devel] Xen PVH support in grub2

2017-09-29 Thread Juergen Gross
I'm thinking about to add support for Xen PVH guests to grub2. Basically I see two options how to do it: a) add PVH support to current grub.xen (both, 32- and 64-bit), in order to use the same grub binary for either pv-domains or pvh-domains b) create a new variant grub.xenpvh capable only