From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.0 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SPF_PASS,URIBL_BLOCKED autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id F4185C10F11 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:03:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id CBDB820878 for ; Wed, 24 Apr 2019 23:03:27 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1727353AbfDXXDZ (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:03:25 -0400 Received: from Galois.linutronix.de ([146.0.238.70]:55955 "EHLO Galois.linutronix.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1726290AbfDXXDW (ORCPT ); Wed, 24 Apr 2019 19:03:22 -0400 Received: from p5de0b374.dip0.t-ipconnect.de ([93.224.179.116] helo=nanos) by Galois.linutronix.de with esmtpsa (TLS1.2:DHE_RSA_AES_256_CBC_SHA256:256) (Exim 4.80) (envelope-from ) id 1hJQFl-0007hQ-NI; Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:20:33 +0200 Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:20:32 +0200 (CEST) From: Thomas Gleixner To: Zhao Yakui cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, bp@alien8.de Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH v5 0/4] x86: Add the support of ACRN guest under x86 In-Reply-To: <1556067260-9128-1-git-send-email-yakui.zhao@intel.com> Message-ID: References: <1556067260-9128-1-git-send-email-yakui.zhao@intel.com> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21 (DEB 202 2017-01-01) MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII X-Linutronix-Spam-Score: -1.0 X-Linutronix-Spam-Level: - X-Linutronix-Spam-Status: No , -1.0 points, 5.0 required, ALL_TRUSTED=-1,SHORTCIRCUIT=-0.0001 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, 24 Apr 2019, Zhao Yakui wrote: > ACRN is a flexible, lightweight reference hypervisor, built with real-time > and safety-criticality in mind, optimized to streamline embedded development > through an open source platform. It is built for embedded IOT with small > footprint and real-time features. More details can be found > in https://projectacrn.org/ > > This is the patch set that allows the Linux to work on ACRN hypervisor and it can > work with the following patch set to manage the Linux guest on ACRN hypervisor. It > includes the detection of ACRN hypervisor, upcall notification vector from > hypervisor, hypercall. The hypervisor detection is similar to Xen/VMWARE/Hyperv. > ACRN also uses the upcall notification mechanism similar to that in Xen/Microsoft > HyperV when it needs to send the notification to Linux OS. The hypercall provides > the mechanism that can be used to query/configure the ACRN hypervisor by Linux guest. Reviewed-by: Thomas Gleixner