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[Xen-devel] [PATCH] VT-d: remove Xen and tboot range from dom0's VT-d table


  • To: <xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: "Yang, Xiaowei" <xiaowei.yang@xxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 May 2008 15:56:19 +0800
  • Delivery-date: Fri, 23 May 2008 01:04:59 -0700
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xensource.com>
  • Thread-index: Aci8qnw6NjVqOC1KRmqCa/IxrhLv/Q==
  • Thread-topic: [PATCH] VT-d: remove Xen and tboot range from dom0's VT-d table

This a step forward to fix the security hole introduced by dom0's 1:1
mapping VT-d table: remove the critical code and data from it. The more
flexible solution is to update dom0's VT-d table on demand as what will
be done for other PV domains. However, there could bring a performance
issue even with software optimization. Iotlb flush of some hardware is
time-consuming.

Signed-off-by: Yang, Xiaowei <xiaowei.yang@xxxxxxxxx>

Thanks,
Xiaowei 

Attachment: vtd_protect.patch
Description: vtd_protect.patch

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