Works great with the = updated libxl commits - thanks.

> ./biospt 6
> Make = SMBIOS file from FW.
> Fail(1), errno: 2

Looks like this does = require the sysfs-dmi kmod to expose the dmi structure for the utility to w= rite out the smbios_fw.bin.

# ./biospt 6
Make SMBIOS file from FW.
Make SMBIOS Xen vendor struct= .
Wrote SMBIOS structures file: smbios_fw.bin count: 8
Make ACPI SLIC= file from FW.
Fail(3), errno: 2

Do=0A the ACPI= tables require the same exposure via sysfs? Not sure if this =0Achanges fr= om 2.6 to 3.x kernels. The biospt utility can dump the ACPI =0Atables using= the MMAP option, but not via sysfs on a 3.4.32 system.

Thanks,

Art

From: Ross Phi= lipson <ross.philipson@citrix.com>
To: Art Napor <artnapor@yahoo.com>; "xen-devel@lis= ts.xensource.com" <xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2013 5:10 PM
= Subject: Re: HVM firmware= passthrough - helper library

=0AOn 03/21/2013 03:42= PM, Art Napor wrote:
> Ross,
>
> I rebuilt Xen 4.2.1 wit= h the V5 patch series and the updated helper
> library. The biospt ut= ility built cleanly and runs on Dom0 with the
> aformentioned librari= es in place. However, I'm not seeing the SMBIOS
> strings passed thro= ugh to the DomU (A Centos 5 VM). Options 1 and 3
> using the biostpt = utility appear to dump the SMBIOS and ACPI tables, but
> I'm not sure= how to pass the tables in to the VM?

Look at the related commits to= libxl. After the firmware chunks are
given to libxc to load into the n= ew domain, the addresses are returned
to libxl which writes them to xen= store.

>
> [root@localhost biospt]# ./biospt
> Usage:=
> $ biospt <n>
> 1 - Write some SMBIOS tables using MMAP=
> 2 - Write some SMBIOS tables using SYSFS
> 3 - Write some AC= PI tables using MMAP
> 4 - Write some ACPI using SYSFS
> 5 - Read and trace DMI files
> 6 - Write out som= e test files
>
> ./biospt 6
> Make SMBIOS file from FW.> Fail(1), errno: 2

This is a rather rough test app for using t= he library. You should look
closely at the code in it and figure out wh= at it is doing. It does not
have very robust error handling etc.
Thanks
Ross

>
>
> -
> Art
>
> -= -----------------------------------------------------------------------
= > *From:* Ross Philipson <ross.philipson@citrix.com>
> *To:* xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
> *Cc:* Art Napor <artnapor@yahoo.com>
> *Sent:* Wednesday, March 20, 2013 4:08 PM
> *Subject:* Re: HVM firmware pass= through - helper library
>
>
> > Ross,
>&n= bsp; >
> > Finally got back to this project to test out t= he helper lib using the v3
> > hvm-firmware passthrough patc= hes with Xen 4.2.1. When building from
> > tools/firmware th= e build failed with the following output:
> >
> = > make
> > gcc -Wl,-soname -Wl,libxenhvm.so.1.0 -shared -= o libxenhvm.so.1.0.0
> > xenhvm.opic smbios_module.opic acpi= _module.opic xh_internal.opic
> >
> /home/ajn131/rpmbu= ild/SOURCES/xen-4.2.1/tools/firmware/libhvm/../../../tools/xenstore/libxens= tore.so
> >
> > xenhvm.opic: could not read s= ymbols: File in wrong format
> > collect2: ld returned 1 exi= t status
> > make: *** [libxenhvm.so.1.0.0] Error 1
> >
> > I was hoping to integrate the buil= d into the RPM. Any thoughts? Should I
> > try it with the l= atest 4.3?
> >
> >
> > Thanks = Again,
> >
> > -
> > Art
&g= t;
> Art,
>
> Can you try the attached tarball. A colleag= ue found and fixed a couple
> of issues in my sample including the fa= ce that it was including in the
> wrong Rules.mk.
>
> Tha= nks
> Ross
>
> > -------------------------------= -----------------------------------------
> > *From:* Ross P= hilipson <Ross.Philipson@citrix.com
> <mailt= o:Ross.Philipson@citrix.com>>
> > *To:* "xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
> &l= t;mailto:xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>" <= xen-devel@lists.xensource.com
> <mailto= :xen-devel@lists.xensource.com>>
>&n= bsp; > *Cc:* "Art Napor (artnapor@yahoo.com <mailto:artnapor@= yahoo.com>)"
> <artnapor@yahoo.com <mailto:a= rtnapor@yahoo.com>>
> > *Sent:* Tuesday, January 8= , 2013 5:04 PM
> > *Subject:* HVM firmware passthrough - hel= per library
> >
> > Attached is a tarball wit= h a helper library for reading host ACPI and
> > SMBIOS firm= ware and creating firmware files that can be used with the
> &g= t; HVM firmware passthrough patches I submitted. I used it in my testing of=
> > the patches and planned to use it later when we moved t= o a new Xen
> > version. This library was requested by a few= people - I hope you find it
> > useful.
> ><= br>> > Ross Philipson
> > Senior Software Engine= er
> > Citrix Systems, Inc
> > 14 Crosby Driv= e
> > Bedford, MA 01730
> > 781-301-7949
> > ross.philipson@citrix.com <mailto:ross.philipson@citrix.com>
> <= mailto:ross.philipson@citrix.com <mailto:ross.philipson@citrix.com>>
> >
>
&g= t;
>
>
>

--1038709272-1923931022-1364359855=:76582-- --===============8611900889962712892== Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline _______________________________________________ Xen-devel mailing list Xen-devel@lists.xen.org http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel --===============8611900889962712892==--