Am 01.07.2013 um 19:44 schrieb Yoder Stuart-B08248 <B08248@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>: > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Wood Scott-B07421 >> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 12:32 PM >> To: Yoder Stuart-B08248 >> Cc: Wood Scott-B07421; Alexander Graf; Bhushan Bharat-R65777; kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> Subject: Re: RFC: proposal for VM reset hcall >> >> On 07/01/2013 12:28:34 PM, Yoder Stuart-B08248 wrote: >>> >>> >>>> -----Original Message----- >>>> From: Wood Scott-B07421 >>>> Sent: Monday, July 01, 2013 11:49 AM >>>> To: Yoder Stuart-B08248 >>>> Cc: Alexander Graf; Wood Scott-B07421; Bhushan Bharat-R65777; >>> kvm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >>>> Subject: Re: RFC: proposal for VM reset hcall >>>> >>>> On 07/01/2013 10:56:54 AM, Yoder Stuart-B08248 wrote: >>>>> For the e500 PV platform we need a VM reset mechanisms. >>>>> >>>>> Hypercall: KVM_HC_VM_RESET >>>>> Description: Requests that the virtual machine be reset. The >>>>> hcall takes no arguments. If successful the hcall >>> does >>>>> not >>>>> return. >>>>> >>>>> Arguments: >>>>> r11 hcall-token KVM_HC_VM_RESET >>>>> >>>>> Return values >>>>> r3 status Status of the hcall. If the hcall >>> succeeds >>>>> it does not return. If an error occurs >>>>> EV_INTERNAL is returned. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Implementation notes: >>>>> >>>>> -expect hcall token to be defined with >>>>> KVM_HCALL_TOKEN(KVM_HC_VM_RESET) >>>>> >>>>> -the KVM_HC_FEATURES hcall should be expanded with a new >>> feature >>>>> bit >>>>> to advertise the reset hcall to the VM: #define >>>>> KVM_FEATURE_VM_RESET >>>> >>>> What about shutdown rather than reset? >>> >>> 'Shutdown' means something completely to me than 'reset', >>> and doesn't imply a reboot or reset. I think the name >>> should be reset/restart/reboot. >> >> My point is that Alex talked about wanting both reboot and shutdown >> support. I wasn't suggesting a name change. > > Ok, let's get Alex's input as to what shutdown support would > look like. Not sure what a 'shutdown' hcall would do. I don't have a strong opinion on whether shutdown is a sub-op of reboot or an individual hcall, but it should be there as well :). It certainly makes autotest a lot happier. Alex > > Stuart > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
