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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 0/4] Add max-ram-below-4g (was Add pci_hole_min_size machine option)



On Mon, Mar 24, 2014 at 07:55:32PM -0400, Don Slutz wrote:
> Changes v2 to v3:
>   Stefano Stabellini:
>     Acked-by #1 "xen-all: Fix xen_hvm_init() to adjust pc memory"
>     Adjust for code readability #4 "xen-all: Pass max_ram_below_4g to 
> xen_hvm_init."
>        Set max_ram_below_4g always and use it to calculate above_4g_mem_size,
>        below_4g_mem_size.
> 
> Changes v1 to v2:
>   Michael S. Tsirkin:
>     Rename option.
>     Only add it to machine types that support it.
>   Split into 4 parts.
> 
> 1/4 -- xen-all: Fix xen_hvm_init() to adjust pc memory layout
> 
>   This looks to be a possible bug that has yet to be found.
>   below_4g_mem_size and above_4g_mem_size are stored in PcGuestInfo
>   (pc_guest_info_init) which are currently not "correct".  This and
>   4/4 change the same lines.
> 
> 2/4 -- GlobalProperty: Display warning about unused -global
> 
>     My testing showed that setting a global property on an object
>     that is not used is not reported at all.  This is added to help
>     when the new global is set but not used.  The negative not_used
>     was picked so that all static objects are assumed to be used
>     even when they are not.
> 
> 3/4 -- pc & q35: Add new object pc-memory-layout
> 
>   The objects that it might make sense to add this property to all
>   get created too late.  So add a new object just to hold this
>   property.  Name it so that it is expected that only pc (and q35)
>   machine types support it.
> 
> 4/4 -- xen-all: Pass max_ram_below_4g to xen_hvm_init
> 
>   Seprate the xen only part of the change.  Currectly based on patch 1/4
> 
> Don Slutz (4):
>   xen-all: Fix xen_hvm_init() to adjust pc memory layout.
>   GlobalProperty: Display warning about unused -global
>   pc & q35: Add new object pc-memory-layout.
>   xen-all: Pass max_ram_below_4g to xen_hvm_init.
> 
>  hw/core/qdev-properties-system.c |  1 +
>  hw/core/qdev-properties.c        | 15 ++++++++++++
>  hw/i386/pc.c                     | 42 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  hw/i386/pc_piix.c                | 52 
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
>  hw/i386/pc_q35.c                 | 50 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
>  include/hw/i386/pc.h             |  2 ++
>  include/hw/qdev-core.h           |  1 +
>  include/hw/qdev-properties.h     |  1 +
>  include/hw/xen/xen.h             |  3 ++-
>  vl.c                             |  2 ++
>  xen-all.c                        | 46 +++++++++++++++++++----------------
>  xen-stub.c                       |  3 ++-
>  12 files changed, 165 insertions(+), 53 deletions(-)

Andreas, could you review pls, esp patch 2?

> -- 
> 1.8.4

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