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Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH v3 20/24] xen/passthrough: Extend XEN_DOMCTL_assign_device to support DT device



Hi Ian,

On 20/02/15 17:17, Ian Campbell wrote:
>> +    /* TODO: Do we need to check is_dying? Mostly to protect against
>> +     * hypercall trying to passthrough a device while we are
>> +     * dying.
> 
> FWIW the PCI case appears not to care...

There is one place in XEN_DOMCTL_assign_device...

Although I don't understand much the usage of is_dying.

>> +     */
>> +
>> +    switch ( domctl->cmd )
>> +    {
>> +    case XEN_DOMCTL_assign_device:
>> +        ret = -ENOSYS;
>> +        if ( domctl->u.assign_device.dev != XEN_DOMCTL_DEV_DT )
>> +            break;
> 
> You added something similar to iommu_do_pci_domctl, would it not be
> preferable for the caller to switch on domctl->u.assign_device.dev and
> call the correct iommu_do_*_domctl?

I though about it. It would require to stub iommu_do_*_domctl. So I
preferred to chose the current solution.

Regards,

-- 
Julien Grall

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