RE: [Xen-devel] [Q] Is qemu used when we use VTd?

["Jiang, Yunhong" <yunhong.jiang@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yuji Shimada, how do you think to restrict the AER to host side, i.e. when a 
uncorrectable error happen, we can kill the guest and FLR the device, to avoid 
the whole system be desotried, at least for first step.
As to PCI-E feature in guest side, I think it maybe complex, especially I'm not 
sure how to handle some PCI-E featue that requires operation for the whole 
hierarchy. For example, the VT/TC may requires changes to the switch and root 
port's setting. The AER handling in Linux may require reset link from root 
port. IMO, it is complex to hanle such feature.

Thanks
Yunhong Jiang


xen-devel-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <> wrote:
>> I suspect MMCONFIG is needed to access Extended PCI
>> configuration space of PCI-Express. Probably PCI-Express card
>> can work without those access.
>> But we can't use full features of PCI-Express cards, right?
>
> Yes. For example, guest software can't use AER (Advanced Error Reporting).
>
> To use full features of PCI-Express, we need to implement Root Port
> emulator into qemu, in addition to MMCONFIG.
>
> Thanks,
>
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