Re: [PATCH 0/7] powerpc/watchpoint: 2nd DAWR kvm enablement + selftests

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On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 03:50:51PM +0530, Ravi Bangoria wrote:
> Patch #1, #2 and #3 enables p10 2nd DAWR feature for Book3S kvm guest. DAWR
> is a hypervisor resource and thus H_SET_MODE hcall is used to set/unset it.
> A new case H_SET_MODE_RESOURCE_SET_DAWR1 is introduced in H_SET_MODE hcall
> for setting/unsetting 2nd DAWR. Also, new capability KVM_CAP_PPC_DAWR1 has
> been added to query 2nd DAWR support via kvm ioctl.
> 
> This feature also needs to be enabled in Qemu to really use it. I'll reply
> link to qemu patches once I post them in qemu-devel mailing list.
> 
> Patch #4, #5, #6 and #7 adds selftests to test 2nd DAWR.

If/when you resubmit these patches, please split the KVM patches into
a separate series, since the KVM patches would go via my tree whereas
I expect the selftests/powerpc patches would go through Michael
Ellerman's tree.

Paul.



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