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[Xen-devel] Re: pause PV domain with pci passthrough

To: Keir Fraser <keir@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [Xen-devel] Re: pause PV domain with pci passthrough
From: Sander Eikelenboom <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2010 15:17:50 +0100
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The idea was that pausing it would make it possible to switch between running 
and not running faster than with complete create/shutdown.
But it's not terribly important, just wondering if it was possible (already 
thought that the pci stuff would probably be difficult)

--
Sander

Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 3:13:40 PM, you wrote:

> On 30/11/2010 12:48, "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

>> Hmm save isn't allowed with a pci device passed through:
>> 
>> #xm save 14 /tmp/savedomain.xen
>> Error: Migration not permitted with assigned PCI device.
>> 
>> Would perhaps be wise to do that for pause as well when a pci device is
>> assigned ?

> Yes, probably. Why do you want to pause a domain, anyway? Is it actually
> useful to be able to do that?

>  -- Keir

>> --
>> Sander
>> 
>> 
>> Tuesday, November 30, 2010, 1:36:59 PM, you wrote:
>> 
>>> On 30/11/2010 12:14, "Sander Eikelenboom" <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> 
>>>> Hi Keir/Konrad,
>>>> 
>>>> Should it be possible to pause a PV domain ("xm pause") when it has pci
>>>> devices passed through ?
>>>> If not, should it work with a HVM with pci passthrough ?
>>>> 
>>>> Trying with a PV domain gave troubles so far.
>> 
>>> It might give problems with pending pass-thru interrupts not getting handled
>>> by the paused domain? That could block other, more critical interrupts, like
>>> for disc controllers in dom0. Just a theory. I wouldn't generally recommend
>>> pausing any domain, as a guest OS could get upset getting descheduled for
>>> significant periods of time without being told about it (as a PV guest is
>>> for save/restore).
>> 
>>>  -- Keir
>> 
>>>> --
>>>> Sander
>>>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 





-- 
Best regards,
 Sander                            mailto:linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx


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