From patchwork Mon Nov 13 15:41:17 2017 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Patchwork-Submitter: George Dunlap X-Patchwork-Id: 10056311 Return-Path: Received: from mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (pdx-wl-mail.web.codeaurora.org [172.30.200.125]) by pdx-korg-patchwork.web.codeaurora.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id DD7D660595 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:44:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id D025E29416 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:44:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix, from userid 486) id C4C8729454; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:44:19 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on pdx-wl-mail.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-4.2 required=2.0 tests=BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_MED autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 Received: from lists.xenproject.org (lists.xenproject.org [192.237.175.120]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher AES128-GCM-SHA256 (128/128 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by mail.wl.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 4BB5229450 for ; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:44:19 +0000 (UTC) Received: from localhost ([127.0.0.1] helo=lists.xenproject.org) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eEGrm-0007vY-8V; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:41:42 +0000 Received: from mail6.bemta3.messagelabs.com ([195.245.230.39]) by lists.xenproject.org with esmtp (Exim 4.84_2) (envelope-from ) id 1eEGrk-0007to-9j for xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:41:40 +0000 Received: from [85.158.137.68] by server-1.bemta-3.messagelabs.com id 50/7B-04585-33DB90A5; Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:41:39 +0000 X-Brightmail-Tracker: H4sIAAAAAAAAA+NgFprGIsWRWlGSWpSXmKPExsXitHRDpK7RXs4 og0+zLS2+b5nM5MDocfjDFZYAxijWzLyk/IoE1oxzvdkFyzUrPvw+ztLA+F+xi5GTQ0LAX2Lu 7z3sIDabgJ7EvONfWboYOThEBFQkbu816GLk4mAWuMgscfvEUlaQGmEBH4ntvxeygNgsAqoSV 98/ZAaxeQVsJXZtbGOCmCkvsfj7TjYQm1PATuLil5VgcSGgmg/rZrJD2KoSix8cZYfoFZQ4Of MJ2ExmAQmJgy9eME9g5J2FJDULSWoBI9MqRo3i1KKy1CJdQwO9pKLM9IyS3MTMHCDPWC83tbg 4MT01JzGpWC85P3cTIzB06hkYGHcwbutyPsQoycGkJMqr8pk9SogvKT+lMiOxOCO+qDQntfgQ owwHh5IEL88ezighwaLU9NSKtMwcYBDDpCU4eJREePfsBkrzFhck5hZnpkOkTjEaczyb+bqBm WPa1dYmZiGWvPy8VClxXiWQSQIgpRmleXCDYNF1iVFWSpiXkYGBQYinILUoN7MEVf4VozgHo5 IwrxzIFJ7MvBK4fa+ATmECOkUK5Ave4pJEhJRUA+OSM8m7v/Fw/f6leeLi2fzc/6cPyi7SN7w V7XvYfvEuPSf3ecZLLk4/avrBTGGjsPuKdsOipKLVLw3P5Oca3dg4bXfIFVtrxf2ffDnF1pwz 4DM8pjH1y88Vc431Zqs+nckps/CWiJIbX0LOghe5E0qr1vK2zKtzckwu3t+hVn02r/v2+e0LC tKUWIozEg21mIuKEwGuBT33qQIAAA== X-Env-Sender: prvs=483948db6=George.Dunlap@citrix.com X-Msg-Ref: server-3.tower-31.messagelabs.com!1510587694!114746403!2 X-Originating-IP: [66.165.176.89] X-SpamReason: No, hits=0.0 required=7.0 tests=sa_preprocessor: VHJ1c3RlZCBJUDogNjYuMTY1LjE3Ni44OSA9PiAyMDMwMDc=\n, received_headers: No Received headers X-StarScan-Received: X-StarScan-Version: 9.4.45; banners=-,-,- X-VirusChecked: Checked Received: (qmail 50286 invoked from network); 13 Nov 2017 15:41:38 -0000 Received: from smtp.citrix.com (HELO SMTP.CITRIX.COM) (66.165.176.89) by server-3.tower-31.messagelabs.com with RC4-SHA encrypted SMTP; 13 Nov 2017 15:41:38 -0000 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.44,389,1505779200"; d="scan'208";a="451509078" From: George Dunlap To: Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2017 15:41:17 +0000 Message-ID: <20171113154126.13038-7-george.dunlap@citrix.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.15.0 In-Reply-To: <20171113154126.13038-1-george.dunlap@citrix.com> References: <20171113154126.13038-1-george.dunlap@citrix.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Cc: Stefano Stabellini , Wei Liu , Konrad Wilk , Andrew Cooper , Tim Deegan , George Dunlap , Julien Grall , Paul Durrant , Jan Beulich , Anthony Perard , Ian Jackson , Roger Pau Monne Subject: [Xen-devel] [PATCH 07/16] SUPPORT.md: Add virtual devices common to ARM and x86 X-BeenThere: xen-devel@lists.xen.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.18 Precedence: list List-Id: Xen developer discussion List-Unsubscribe: , List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: xen-devel-bounces@lists.xen.org Sender: "Xen-devel" X-Virus-Scanned: ClamAV using ClamSMTP Mostly PV protocols. Signed-off-by: George Dunlap --- The xl side of this seems a bit incomplete: There are a number of things supported but not mentioned (like networking, &c), and a number of things not in xl (PV SCSI). Couldn't find evidence of pvcall or pv keyboard support. Also we seem to be missing "PV channels" from this list entirely CC: Ian Jackson CC: Wei Liu CC: Andrew Cooper CC: Jan Beulich CC: Stefano Stabellini CC: Konrad Wilk CC: Tim Deegan CC: Roger Pau Monne CC: Anthony Perard CC: Paul Durrant CC: Julien Grall --- SUPPORT.md | 160 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 160 insertions(+) diff --git a/SUPPORT.md b/SUPPORT.md index a8c56d13dd..20c58377a5 100644 --- a/SUPPORT.md +++ b/SUPPORT.md @@ -130,6 +130,22 @@ Output of information in machine-parseable JSON format Status: Supported +### Qemu based disk backend (qdisk) for xl + + Status: Supported + +### PV USB support for xl + + Status: Supported + +### PV 9pfs support for xl + + Status: Tech Preview + +### QEMU backend hotplugging for xl + + Status: Supported + ## Toolstack/3rd party ### libvirt driver for xl @@ -216,6 +232,150 @@ which add paravirtualized functionality to HVM guests for improved performance and scalability. This includes exposing event channels to HVM guests. +## Virtual driver support, guest side + +### Blkfront + + Status, Linux: Supported + Status, FreeBSD: Supported, Security support external + Status, NetBSD: Supported, Security support external + Status, Windows: Supported + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen PV block protocol + +### Netfront + + Status, Linux: Supported + States, Windows: Supported + Status, FreeBSD: Supported, Security support external + Status, NetBSD: Supported, Security support external + Status, OpenBSD: Supported, Security support external + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen PV networking protocol + +### PV Framebuffer (frontend) + + Status, Linux (xen-fbfront): Supported + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen PV Framebuffer protocol + +### PV Console (frontend) + + Status, Linux (hvc_xen): Supported + Status, Windows: Supported + Status, FreeBSD: Supported, Security support external + Status, NetBSD: Supported, Security support external + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen PV console protocol + +### PV keyboard (frontend) + + Status, Linux (xen-kbdfront): Supported + Status, Windows: Supported + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen PV keyboard protocol + +[XXX 'Supported' here depends on the version we ship in 4.10 having some fixes] + +### PV USB (frontend) + + Status, Linux: Supported + +### PV SCSI protocol (frontend) + + Status, Linux: Supported, with caveats + +NB that while the PV SCSI backend is in Linux and tested regularly, +there is currently no xl support. + +### PV TPM (frontend) + + Status, Linux (xen-tpmfront): Tech Preview + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen PV TPM protocol + +### PV 9pfs frontend + + Status, Linux: Tech Preview + +Guest-side driver capable of speaking the Xen 9pfs protocol + +### PVCalls (frontend) + + Status, Linux: Tech Preview + +Guest-side driver capable of making pv system calls + +Note that there is currently no xl support for pvcalls. + +## Virtual device support, host side + +### Blkback + + Status, Linux (blkback): Supported + Status, FreeBSD (blkback): Supported, Security support external + Status, NetBSD (xbdback): Supported, security support external + Status, QEMU (xen_disk): Supported + Status, Blktap2: Deprecated + +Host-side implementations of the Xen PV block protocol + +### Netback + + Status, Linux (netback): Supported + Status, FreeBSD (netback): Supported, Security support external + Status, NetBSD (xennetback): Supported, Security support external + +Host-side implementations of Xen PV network protocol + +### PV Framebuffer (backend) + + Status, QEMU: Supported + +Host-side implementaiton of the Xen PV framebuffer protocol + +### PV Console (xenconsoled) + + Status: Supported + +Host-side implementation of the Xen PV console protocol + +### PV keyboard (backend) + + Status, QEMU: Supported + +Host-side implementation fo the Xen PV keyboard protocol + +### PV USB (backend) + + Status, Linux: Experimental + Status, QEMU: Supported + +Host-side implementation of the Xen PV USB protocol + +### PV SCSI protocol (backend) + + Status, Linux: Supported, with caveats + +NB that while the PV SCSI backend is in Linux and tested regularly, +there is currently no xl support. + +### PV TPM (backend) + + Status: Tech Preview + +### PV 9pfs (backend) + + Status, QEMU: Tech Preview + +### PVCalls (backend) + + Status, Linux: Tech Preview + +### Online resize of virtual disks + + Status: Supported + # Format and definitions This file contains prose, and machine-readable fragments.