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Xen requires error returns from the hypercall to update LDT entries, and this generates completely equivalent code on native. Patch-base: 2.6.13-rc5-mm1 Patch-keys: i386 desc ldt paravirt xen Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.13/include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_desc.h =================================================================== ---

Xen requires error returns from the hypercall to update LDT entries, and this generates completely equivalent code on native. Patch-base: 2.6.13-rc5-mm1 Patch-keys: i386 desc ldt paravirt xen Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.13/include/asm-i386/mach-default/mach_desc.h =================================================================== ---

Add Xen accessors for LDT updates. Todo: Bring back return values from write_ldt_entry. Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.13.orig/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c 2005-08-08 21:13:56.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c 2005-08-08

Add Xen accessors for LDT updates. Todo: Bring back return values from write_ldt_entry. Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.13.orig/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c 2005-08-08 21:13:56.000000000 -0700 +++ linux-2.6.13/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c 2005-08-08

Introduce a write acessor for updating the current LDT. This is required for hypervisors like Xen that do not allow LDT pages to be directly written. Testing - here's a fun little LDT test that can be trivially modified to test limits as well. /* * Copyright (c) 2005, Zachary Amsden (zach@vmware.com) * This is licensed under the GPL. */ #include <stdio.h> #include <signal.h>

Introduce a write acessor for updating the current LDT. This is required for hypervisors like Xen that do not allow LDT pages to be directly written. Testing - here's a fun little LDT test that can be trivially modified to test limits as well. /* * Copyright (c) 2005, Zachary Amsden (zach@vmware.com) * This is licensed under the GPL. */ #include <stdio.h> #include <signal.h>

Hi, this is a series of patches that unify the struct desc_struct and friends across x86_64 and i386. As usual, it provides paravirt capabilities as a side-effect for x86_64. I consider the main goal, namely, of unifying the desc_struct, an ongoing effort, being this the beginning. A lot of old code has to be touched to accomplish that. I don't consider this patch ready for inclusion.

Hi, this is a series of patches that unify the struct desc_struct and friends across x86_64 and i386. As usual, it provides paravirt capabilities as a side-effect for x86_64. I consider the main goal, namely, of unifying the desc_struct, an ongoing effort, being this the beginning. A lot of old code has to be touched to accomplish that. I don't consider this patch ready for inclusion.

i386 Transparent paravirtualization subarch patch #5 This change encapsulates descriptor and task register management. Diffs against: 2.6.13-rc4-mm1 Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.13/include/asm-i386/desc.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.13.orig/include/asm-i386/desc.h 2005-08-08 17:31:59.000000000 -0700

i386 Transparent paravirtualization subarch patch #5 This change encapsulates descriptor and task register management. Diffs against: 2.6.13-rc4-mm1 Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.13/include/asm-i386/desc.h =================================================================== --- linux-2.6.13.orig/include/asm-i386/desc.h 2005-08-08 17:31:59.000000000 -0700

I would like to propose an interface change to the following paravirt-ops calls: void (fastcall *write_ldt_entry)(void *dt, int entrynum, u64 entry); void (fastcall *write_gdt_entry)(void *dt, int entrynum, u64 entry); void (fastcall *write_idt_entry)(void *dt, int entrynum, u64 entry); Can we consolidate the dt and entrynum parameters and just pass dt+entrynum*8? I

Here's a first attempt at splitting up paravirt_ops into more specific chunks. Its pretty clunky and chunky; mostly just a lot of replacement. The grouping of ops is very first cut; I'm open to suggestions about what groups should exist and what ops they each should contain. The only slightly subtle part is that I've kept the structures wrapped in a paravirt_ops structure,

Here's a first attempt at splitting up paravirt_ops into more specific chunks. Its pretty clunky and chunky; mostly just a lot of replacement. The grouping of ops is very first cut; I'm open to suggestions about what groups should exist and what ops they each should contain. The only slightly subtle part is that I've kept the structures wrapped in a paravirt_ops structure,

This version over last version: (1) Gets rid of the no_paravirt.h header and leaves native ops in place (with some reshuffling to keep then under one #ifdef). (2) Fixes the "X crashes with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y" bug. (3) Puts __ex_table entry in paravirt iret. Another followup patch implements binary patching... Rusty. === Create a paravirt.h header for all the critical operations which

This version over last version: (1) Gets rid of the no_paravirt.h header and leaves native ops in place (with some reshuffling to keep then under one #ifdef). (2) Fixes the "X crashes with CONFIG_PARAVIRT=y" bug. (3) Puts __ex_table entry in paravirt iret. Another followup patch implements binary patching... Rusty. === Create a paravirt.h header for all the critical operations which

[ I think this is a straight repost this patch, which addresses all the previous comments. I'd like to submit this for .24 as the basis for a unified paravirt_ops. Any objections? ] This patch refactors the paravirt_ops structure into groups of functionally related ops: pv_info - random info, rather than function entrypoints pv_init_ops - functions used at boot time (some for module_init

[ I think this is a straight repost this patch, which addresses all the previous comments. I'd like to submit this for .24 as the basis for a unified paravirt_ops. Any objections? ] This patch refactors the paravirt_ops structure into groups of functionally related ops: pv_info - random info, rather than function entrypoints pv_init_ops - functions used at boot time (some for module_init

Big cleanup of LDT code. This code has very little type checking and is not frequently used, so I audited the code, added type checking and size optimizations to generate smaller assembly code. I changed the ldt count to be in pages, and converted the char * ldt into a desc_struct. Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.14-zach-work/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c

Big cleanup of LDT code. This code has very little type checking and is not frequently used, so I audited the code, added type checking and size optimizations to generate smaller assembly code. I changed the ldt count to be in pages, and converted the char * ldt into a desc_struct. Signed-off-by: Zachary Amsden <zach@vmware.com> Index: linux-2.6.14-zach-work/arch/i386/kernel/ldt.c

This patch refactors the paravirt_ops structure into groups of functionally related ops: pv_info - random info, rather than function entrypoints pv_init_ops - functions used at boot time (some for module_init too) pv_misc_ops - lazy mode, which didn't fit well anywhere else pv_time_ops - time-related functions pv_cpu_ops - various privileged instruction ops pv_irq_ops - operations for