From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Don Slutz Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 00/10] Xen VMware tools support Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2013 19:46:13 -0500 Message-ID: <52B241D5.5070204@terremark.com> References: <1386875718-28166-1-git-send-email-dslutz@terremark.com> <20131217190337.GA25371@phenom.dumpdata.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; Format="flowed" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Return-path: In-Reply-To: <20131217190337.GA25371@phenom.dumpdata.com> List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Sender: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org To: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk Cc: Keir Fraser , Ian Campbell , Stefano Stabellini , Jun Nakajima , Ian Jackson , Eddie Dong , Don Slutz , xen-devel@lists.xen.org, Jan Beulich , Boris Ostrovsky , Suravee Suthikulpanit List-Id: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org On 12/17/13 14:03, Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk wrote: > On Thu, Dec 12, 2013 at 02:15:08PM -0500, Don Slutz wrote: >> From: Don Slutz >> >> See >> >> http://kb.vmware.com/selfservice/microsites/search.do?language=en_US&cmd=displayKC&externalId=1009458 > Can you say how this benefits Xen to detect this and take > advantage of it? Or is this Xen emulating VMWare so to a guest > it looks like its running under VMWare? This is Xen emulating part of VMWare. Some parts of guests will think it is running on VMware. -Don Slutz > Thank you. >> for info on detecting VMware. >> >> Linux does not follow this exactly. It checks for CPUID 1st. If >> that fails, it checks for SMBIOS containing "VMware" (not VMware- or >> VMW). >> >> So this patch set provides: >> >> SMBIOS -- Add string VMware- >> CPUID -- Add VMware's CPUID (Note: currently HyperV (viridian support) breaks this check.) >> Add the magic VMware port >> Allow VMware tools poweroff and reboot >> Enable access to VMware's guest info >> Provide the VMware tools build number >> >> Don Slutz (10): >> smbios: Add "plus VMware-Tools" to HVM_XS_SYSTEM_PRODUCT_NAME. >> Add VMware HVM params >> Add cpuid_vmware_leaves >> tools: Add support for new HVM params >> vmport: Add VMware provided include files. >> Add vmport structs >> Add new vmport code. >> connect vmport up >> libxl: Add VTPOWER, VTREBOOT and VTPING >> Add VMware guest info access >> >> tools/firmware/hvmloader/smbios.c | 2 +- >> tools/libxc/xc_domain.c | 112 +++++ >> tools/libxc/xc_domain_restore.c | 27 ++ >> tools/libxc/xc_domain_save.c | 24 ++ >> tools/libxc/xenctrl.h | 24 ++ >> tools/libxc/xg_save_restore.h | 2 + >> tools/libxl/libxl.c | 12 + >> tools/libxl/libxl_create.c | 4 +- >> tools/libxl/libxl_dom.c | 5 + >> tools/libxl/libxl_types.idl | 5 + >> tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c | 10 + >> tools/libxl/xl_cmdtable.c | 2 +- >> tools/libxl/xl_sxp.c | 4 + >> xen/arch/x86/domctl.c | 34 ++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/Makefile | 1 + >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/hvm.c | 209 ++++++++- >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/io.c | 4 + >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/svm.c | 104 +++++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/svm/vmcb.c | 1 + >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/Makefile | 1 + >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/backdoor_def.h | 167 +++++++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/guest_msg_def.h | 87 ++++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/includeCheck.h | 17 + >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/vmport.c | 719 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/xen_vmport_def.h | 36 ++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmcs.c | 1 + >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vmx.c | 125 ++++++ >> xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmx/vvmx.c | 13 + >> xen/arch/x86/traps.c | 58 ++- >> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/domain.h | 4 + >> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/hvm.h | 3 + >> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/trace.h | 3 + >> xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmport.h | 77 ++++ >> xen/include/asm-x86/processor.h | 2 + >> xen/include/public/domctl.h | 3 + >> xen/include/public/hvm/hvm_op.h | 18 + >> xen/include/public/hvm/params.h | 11 +- >> xen/include/public/trace.h | 1 + >> 38 files changed, 1926 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) >> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/Makefile >> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/backdoor_def.h >> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/guest_msg_def.h >> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/includeCheck.h >> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/vmport.c >> create mode 100644 xen/arch/x86/hvm/vmport/xen_vmport_def.h >> create mode 100644 xen/include/asm-x86/hvm/vmport.h >> >> -- >> 1.8.4 >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Xen-devel mailing list >> Xen-devel@lists.xen.org >> http://lists.xen.org/xen-devel