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authorJuergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>2022-06-22 08:38:38 +0200
committerJuergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>2022-08-01 07:43:03 +0200
commit251e90e7e346a23742b90e2c4db19d322e071d99 (patch)
treec4c3477288ae1ab03b0933fbeeaff78020c1b63f /drivers/xen/Kconfig
parentkernel: remove platform_has() infrastructure (diff)
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xen: don't require virtio with grants for non-PV guests
Commit fa1f57421e0b ("xen/virtio: Enable restricted memory access using Xen grant mappings") introduced a new requirement for using virtio devices: the backend now needs to support the VIRTIO_F_ACCESS_PLATFORM feature. This is an undue requirement for non-PV guests, as those can be operated with existing backends without any problem, as long as those backends are running in dom0. Per default allow virtio devices without grant support for non-PV guests. On Arm require VIRTIO_F_ACCESS_PLATFORM for devices having been listed in the device tree to use grants. Add a new config item to always force use of grants for virtio. Fixes: fa1f57421e0b ("xen/virtio: Enable restricted memory access using Xen grant mappings") Reported-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@linaro.org> Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com> Reviewed-by: Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@epam.com> Tested-by: Oleksandr Tyshchenko <oleksandr_tyshchenko@epam.com> # Arm64 guest using Xen Reviewed-by: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20220622063838.8854-4-jgross@suse.com Signed-off-by: Juergen Gross <jgross@suse.com>
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diff --git a/drivers/xen/Kconfig b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
index bfd5f4f706bc..a65bd92121a5 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/Kconfig
+++ b/drivers/xen/Kconfig
@@ -355,4 +355,13 @@ config XEN_VIRTIO
If in doubt, say n.
+config XEN_VIRTIO_FORCE_GRANT
+ bool "Require Xen virtio support to use grants"
+ depends on XEN_VIRTIO
+ help
+ Require virtio for Xen guests to use grant mappings.
+ This will avoid the need to give the backend the right to map all
+ of the guest memory. This will need support on the backend side
+ (e.g. qemu or kernel, depending on the virtio device types used).
+
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