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    xen/mapcache: store dma information in revmapcache entries for debugging · 1ff7c598
    Stefano Stabellini 提交于
    The Xen mapcache is able to create long term mappings, they are called
    "locked" mappings. The third parameter of the xen_map_cache call
    specifies if a mapping is a "locked" mapping.
    
    >From the QEMU point of view there are two kinds of long term mappings:
    
    [a] device memory mappings, such as option roms and video memory
    [b] dma mappings, created by dma_memory_map & friends
    
    After certain operations, ballooning a VM in particular, Xen asks QEMU
    kindly to destroy all mappings. However, certainly [a] mappings are
    present and cannot be removed. That's not a problem as they are not
    affected by balloonning. The *real* problem is that if there are any
    mappings of type [b], any outstanding dma operations could fail. This is
    a known shortcoming. In other words, when Xen asks QEMU to destroy all
    mappings, it is an error if any [b] mappings exist.
    
    However today we have no way of distinguishing [a] from [b]. Because of
    that, we cannot even print a decent warning.
    
    This patch introduces a new "dma" bool field to MapCacheRev entires, to
    remember if a given mapping is for dma or is a long term device memory
    mapping. When xen_invalidate_map_cache is called, we print a warning if
    any [b] mappings exist. We ignore [a] mappings.
    
    Mappings created by qemu_map_ram_ptr are assumed to be [a], while
    mappings created by address_space_map->qemu_ram_ptr_length are assumed
    to be [b].
    
    The goal of the patch is to make debugging and system understanding
    easier.
    Signed-off-by: NStefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>
    Acked-by: NPaolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
    Acked-by: NAnthony PERARD <anthony.perard@citrix.com>
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