Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] ioemu: passthough: add no_wb option for pci conf write

[Qing He <qing.he@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, 2009-11-10 at 01:19 +0800, Ian Jackson wrote:
> The problem occurs because of the previous assumption that guest PCI
> config space writes are all write-through, possibly with some
> modification to the written value.  The new flag prevents the
> write-through (not a write _back_).

Well, if you consider it as the register write back stage of an instruction
pipeline, the term becomes natural. It's the write of a read-execute-write
pattern, that's why `back' is used.

> 
> In which case I think it's fine if somewhat misnamed.  But it would be
> better to consider whether the assumpion is actually valid; perhaps it
> would be better for the write handlers to explicitly do the write to
> real config space themselves if they need it ?

I'd like to make the change as small. If the write is moved to the handler,
all the handlers have to change. And for the current generalized pci
config space algorithm, I think its logics is quite clear.

There was even discussion that long run letting QEmu write physical pci config
space is not desirable, either it be  moved to some place like pcistub
or hypervisor audit every write. For now, I think a few line change is fine.

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