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Re: [PATCH v5 03/10] x86: Replace arch-specific boot_domain with the common one


  • To: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>, Daniel Smith <dpsmith@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Jason Andryuk <jandryuk@xxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Alejandro Vallejo <agarciav@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2025 17:04:22 +0200
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On Wed Jul 2, 2025 at 3:15 PM CEST, Jan Beulich wrote:
> On 01.07.2025 12:56, Alejandro Vallejo wrote:
>> --- a/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/bootfdt.h
>> +++ b/xen/arch/x86/include/asm/bootfdt.h
>> @@ -3,6 +3,12 @@
>>  #define X86_BOOTFDT_H
>>  
>>  #include <xen/types.h>
>> +#include <public/xen.h>
>> +
>> +struct arch_boot_domain
>> +{
>> +    domid_t domid;
>> +};
>>  
>>  struct arch_boot_module
>>  {
>>[...]
>> @@ -1048,11 +1050,11 @@ static struct domain *__init create_dom0(struct 
>> boot_info *bi)
>>          dom0_cfg.flags |= XEN_DOMCTL_CDF_iommu;
>>  
>>      /* Create initial domain.  Not d0 for pvshim. */
>> -    bd->domid = get_initial_domain_id();
>> -    d = domain_create(bd->domid, &dom0_cfg,
>> +    bd->arch.domid = get_initial_domain_id();
>> +    d = domain_create(bd->arch.domid, &dom0_cfg,
>>                        pv_shim ? 0 : CDF_privileged | CDF_hardware);
>>      if ( IS_ERR(d) )
>> -        panic("Error creating d%u: %ld\n", bd->domid, PTR_ERR(d));
>> +        panic("Error creating d%u: %ld\n", bd->arch.domid, PTR_ERR(d));
>
> This being the only place where the (now) arch-specific field is used, why
> does it exist? A local variable would do? And if it's needed for
> (supposedly arch-agnostic) hyperlaunch, then it probably shouldn't be
> arch-specific? Daniel, Jason?
>
> Jan

It eventually becomes a holding spot for the domid property of each domain in
the DTB. It exists so we can describe every domain fully ahead of trying to
construct it.

Cheers,
Alejandro



 


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