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[Xen-devel] [PATCH 3 of 3] xen: add new Xen elfnote types and use them a

To: Ingo Molnar <mingo@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 3 of 3] xen: add new Xen elfnote types and use them appropriately
From: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 31 May 2008 01:33:04 +0100
Cc: x86@xxxxxxxxxx, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, xen-devel <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, LKML <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Define recently added XEN_ELFNOTEs, and use them appropriately.
Most significantly, this enables domain checkpointing (xm save -c).

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy.fitzhardinge@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
 arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S         |    5 +++++
 include/xen/interface/elfnote.h |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
--- a/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
+++ b/arch/x86/xen/xen-head.S
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include <linux/init.h>
 #include <asm/boot.h>
 #include <xen/interface/elfnote.h>
+#include <asm/xen/interface.h>
 
        __INIT
 ENTRY(startup_xen)
@@ -32,5 +33,9 @@
        ELFNOTE(Xen, XEN_ELFNOTE_FEATURES,       .asciz 
"!writable_page_tables|pae_pgdir_above_4gb")
        ELFNOTE(Xen, XEN_ELFNOTE_PAE_MODE,       .asciz "yes")
        ELFNOTE(Xen, XEN_ELFNOTE_LOADER,         .asciz "generic")
+       ELFNOTE(Xen, XEN_ELFNOTE_L1_MFN_VALID,
+               .quad _PAGE_PRESENT; .quad _PAGE_PRESENT)
+       ELFNOTE(Xen, XEN_ELFNOTE_SUSPEND_CANCEL, .long 1)
+       ELFNOTE(Xen, XEN_ELFNOTE_HV_START_LOW,   .long __HYPERVISOR_VIRT_START)
 
 #endif /*CONFIG_XEN */
diff --git a/include/xen/interface/elfnote.h b/include/xen/interface/elfnote.h
--- a/include/xen/interface/elfnote.h
+++ b/include/xen/interface/elfnote.h
@@ -120,6 +120,26 @@
  */
 #define XEN_ELFNOTE_BSD_SYMTAB    11
 
+/*
+ * The lowest address the hypervisor hole can begin at (numeric).
+ *
+ * This must not be set higher than HYPERVISOR_VIRT_START. Its presence
+ * also indicates to the hypervisor that the kernel can deal with the
+ * hole starting at a higher address.
+ */
+#define XEN_ELFNOTE_HV_START_LOW  12
+
+/*
+ * List of maddr_t-sized mask/value pairs describing how to recognize
+ * (non-present) L1 page table entries carrying valid MFNs (numeric).
+ */
+#define XEN_ELFNOTE_L1_MFN_VALID  13
+
+/*
+ * Whether or not the guest supports cooperative suspend cancellation.
+ */
+#define XEN_ELFNOTE_SUSPEND_CANCEL 14
+
 #endif /* __XEN_PUBLIC_ELFNOTE_H__ */
 
 /*



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