Rename vmx_assym.s to vmx_assym.h to reflect that file's actual use
and update vmx_support.S's include to match. Add vmx_assym.h to the
SRCS to that it gets properly added to the dependency list. Add
vmx_support.S to SRCS as well, so it gets built and needs fewer
special-case goo. Remove now-redundant special-case goo. Finally,
vmx_genassym.o doesn't need to depend on a hand expanded ${_ILINKS}
explicitly, that's all taken care of by beforedepend.
With these items fixed, we no longer build vmm.ko every single time
through the modules on a KERNFAST build.
Sponsored by: Netflix
code. There are only a handful of MSRs common between the two so there isn't
too much duplicate functionality.
The VT-x code has the following types of MSRs:
- MSRs that are unconditionally saved/restored on every guest/host context
switch (e.g., MSR_GSBASE).
- MSRs that are restored to guest values on entry to vmx_run() and saved
before returning. This is an optimization for MSRs that are not used in
host kernel context (e.g., MSR_KGSBASE).
- MSRs that are emulated and every access by the guest causes a trap into
the hypervisor (e.g., MSR_IA32_MISC_ENABLE).
Reviewed by: grehan
New ioctls VM_ISA_ASSERT_IRQ, VM_ISA_DEASSERT_IRQ and VM_ISA_PULSE_IRQ
can be used to manipulate the pic, and optionally the ioapic, pin state.
Reviewed by: jhb, neel
Approved by: neel (co-mentor)
bhyve supports a single timer block with 8 timers. The timers are all 32-bit
and capable of being operated in periodic mode. All timers support interrupt
delivery using MSI. Timers 0 and 1 also support legacy interrupt routing.
At the moment the timers are not connected to any ioapic pins but that will
be addressed in a subsequent commit.
This change is based on a patch from Tycho Nightingale (tycho.nightingale@pluribusnetworks.com).
upcoming in-kernel device emulations like the HPET.
The ioctls VM_IOAPIC_ASSERT_IRQ and VM_IOAPIC_DEASSERT_IRQ are used to
manipulate the ioapic pin state.
Discussed with: grehan@
Submitted by: Tycho Nightingale (tycho.nightingale@pluribusnetworks.com)
in the kernel. This abstraction was redundant because the only device emulated
inside vmm.ko is the local apic and it is always at a fixed guest physical
address.
Discussed with: grehan
vmm.ko - kernel module for VT-x, VT-d and hypervisor control
bhyve - user-space sequencer and i/o emulation
vmmctl - dump of hypervisor register state
libvmm - front-end to vmm.ko chardev interface
bhyve was designed and implemented by Neel Natu.
Thanks to the following folk from NetApp who helped to make this available:
Joe CaraDonna
Peter Snyder
Jeff Heller
Sandeep Mann
Steve Miller
Brian Pawlowski
