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Re: [PATCH v3] xen/console: handle multiple domains using console_io hypercalls


  • To: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@xxxxxxxxxx>
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 08:57:20 +0100
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  • Cc: grygorii_strashko@xxxxxxxx, Anthony PERARD <anthony.perard@xxxxxxxxxx>, Michal Orzel <michal.orzel@xxxxxxx>, Julien Grall <julien@xxxxxxx>, Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@xxxxxxxxxx>, Jason Andryuk <jason.andryuk@xxxxxxx>, Victor Lira <victorm.lira@xxxxxxx>, andrew.cooper3@xxxxxxxxxx, xen-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Delivery-date: Thu, 22 Jan 2026 07:57:42 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 22.01.2026 02:36, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
> On Wed, 21 Jan 2026, Jan Beulich wrote:
>> On 21.01.2026 01:07, Stefano Stabellini wrote:
>>> @@ -596,8 +604,19 @@ static void __serial_rx(char c)
>>>  
>>>      d = console_get_domain();
>>>      if ( !d )
>>> +    {
>>> +        console_put_domain(d);
>>>          return;
>>> +    }
>>>  
>>> +#ifdef CONFIG_SBSA_VUART_CONSOLE
>>> +    /* Prioritize vpl011 if enabled for this domain */
>>> +    if ( d->arch.vpl011.base_addr )
>>> +    {
>>> +        /* Deliver input to the emulated UART. */
>>> +        rc = vpl011_rx_char_xen(d, c);
>>> +    } else
>>
>> Nit: Style.
>>
>>> +#endif
>>>      if ( is_hardware_domain(d) || IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DOM0LESS_BOOT) )
>>>      {
>>>          /*
>>> @@ -613,11 +632,6 @@ static void __serial_rx(char c)
>>>           */
>>>          send_guest_domain_virq(d, VIRQ_CONSOLE);
>>>      }
>>> -#ifdef CONFIG_SBSA_VUART_CONSOLE
>>> -    else
>>> -        /* Deliver input to the emulated UART. */
>>> -        rc = vpl011_rx_char_xen(d, c);
>>> -#endif
>>
>> I don't understand this movement, and iirc it also wasn't there in v3.
>> There's no explanation in the description, unless I'm overlooking the
>> crucial few words.
> 
> This chunk fixes an unrelated bug on ARM. We need to move the
> CONFIG_SBSA_VUART_CONSOLE check earlier otherwise this patch will never
> be taken when IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_DOM0LESS_BOOT).

Which suggests it wants to be a separate, backportable patch?

Jan



 


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