Re: [PATCH v8 00/22] KVM: s390: enable zPCI for interpretive execution

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On 5/24/22 2:58 PM, Matthew Rosato wrote:
Note: this version of the series is built on top of vfio -next:
https://github.com/awilliam/linux-vfio/tree/next
As it now depends on 'vfio: remove VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM' and its
prereqs.
Additionally, if you care to try testing this series on top of vfio -next
you'll also want to pick up this fix:
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20220519182929.581898-1-mjrosato@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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Enable interpretive execution of zPCI instructions + adapter interruption
forwarding for s390x KVM vfio-pci.  This is done by triggering a routine
when the VFIO group is associated with the KVM guest, transmitting to
firmware a special token (GISA designation) to enable that specific guest
for interpretive execution on that zPCI device.  Load/store interpreation
enablement is then controlled by userspace (based upon whether or not a
SHM bit is placed in the virtual function handle).  Adapter Event
Notification interpretation is controlled from userspace via a new KVM
ioctl.

By allowing intepretation of zPCI instructions and firmware delivery of
interrupts to guests, we can reduce the frequency of guest SIE exits for
zPCI.

 From the perspective of guest configuration, you passthrough zPCI devices
in the same manner as before, with intepretation support being used by
default if available in kernel+qemu.

Will follow up with a link an updated QEMU series.


QEMU v6 series:
https://lore.kernel.org/kvm/20220524190305.140717-1-mjrosato@xxxxxxxxxxxxx/




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