4:37 p.m.
TSEG (Top of Memory Segment) is one of many regions that SMM (System Management
Mode) can occupy. This one, however is special, because a) most of the SMM code
lives in TSEG nowadays and b) QEMU just (well, some time ago) added support for
so called 'extended' TSEG. The difference to the TSEG implemented in real
q35's
MCH (Memory Controller Hub) is that it can offer one extra size to the guest OS
apart from the standard TSEG's 1, 2, and 8 MiB and that size can be selected in
1 MiB increments. Maximum may vary based on QEMU and is way too big, so we
don't need to check for the maximum here. Similarly to the memory size we'll
leave it to the hypervisor to try satisfying that and giving us an error message
in case it is not possible.
Signed-off-by: Martin Kletzander <mkletzan(a)redhat.com>
---
docs/formatdomain.html.in | 48 +++++++++++++++++++++-
docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng | 5 +++
src/conf/domain_conf.c | 64 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
src/conf/domain_conf.h | 3 ++
tests/genericxml2xmlindata/tseg.xml | 23 +++++++++++
tests/genericxml2xmltest.c | 2 +
6 files changed, 143 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
create mode 100644 tests/genericxml2xmlindata/tseg.xml
diff --git a/docs/formatdomain.html.in b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
index ba5bd1e5027e..2d1e1a7051d9 100644
--- a/docs/formatdomain.html.in
+++ b/docs/formatdomain.html.in
@@ -1924,6 +1924,9 @@
<ioapic driver='qemu'/>
<hpt resizing='required'/>
<vmcoreinfo state='on'/>
+ <smm state='on'>
+ <tseg unit='MiB'>48</tseg>
+ </smm>
</features>
...</pre>
@@ -2079,10 +2082,53 @@
<span class="since">Since 1.2.16</span>
</dd>
<dt><code>smm</code></dt>
- <dd>Depending on the <code>state</code> attribute (values
<code>on</code>,
+ <dd>
+ <p>
+ Depending on the <code>state</code> attribute (values
<code>on</code>,
<code>off</code>, default <code>on</code>) enable or
disable
System Management Mode.
<span class="since">Since 2.1.0</span>
+ </p><p> Optional sub-element <code>tseg</code> can be
used to specify
+ the amount of memory dedicated to SMM's extended TSEG. That offers a
+ fourth option size apart from the existing ones (1 MiB, 2 MiB and 8
+ MiB) that the guest OS (or rather loader) can choose from. The size
+ can be specified as a value of that element, optional attribute
+ <code>unit</code> can be used to specify the unit of the
+ aforementioned value (defaults to 'MiB').
+ </p><p>
+ <b>If the VM is booting you should leave this option alone, unless you
+ are very certain you know what you are doing.</b>
+ </p><p>
+ This value is configurable due to the fact that the calculation cannot
+ be done right with the guarantee that it will work correctly. In
+ QEMU, the user-configurable extended TSEG feature was unavailable up
+ to and including <code>pc-q35-2.9</code>. Starting with
+ <code>pc-q35-2.10</code> the feature is available, with default
size
+ 16 MiB. That should suffice for up to roughly 272 VCPUs, 5 GiB guest
+ RAM in total, no hotplug memory range, and 32 GiB of 64-bit PCI MMIO
+ aperture. Or for 48 VCPUs, with 1TB of guest RAM, no hotplug DIMM
+ range, and 32GB of 64-bit PCI MMIO aperture. The values may also vary
+ based on the loader the VM is using.
+ </p><p>
+ Additional size might be needed for significantly higher VCPU counts
+ or increased address space (that can be memory, maxMemory, 64-bit PCI
+ MMIO aperture size; roughly 8 MiB of TSEG per 1 TiB of address space)
+ which can also be rounded up.
+ </p><p>
+ Due to the nature of this setting being similar to "how much RAM
+ should the guest have" users are advised to either consult the
+ documentation of the guest OS or loader (if there is any), or test
+ this by trial-and-error changing the value until the VM boots
+ successfully. Yet another guiding value for users might be the fact
+ that 48 MiB should be enough for pretty large guests (240 VCPUs and
+ 4TB guest RAM), but it is on purpose not set as default as 48 MiB of
+ unavailable RAM might be too much for small guests (e.g. with 512 MiB
+ of RAM).
+ </p><p>
+ See <a href="#elementsMemoryAllocation">Memory
Allocation</a>
+ for more details about the <code>unit</code> attribute.
+ <span class="since">Since 4.5.0</span> (QEMU only)
+ </p>
</dd>
<dt><code>ioapic</code></dt>
<dd>Tune the I/O APIC. Possible values for the
diff --git a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
index c5c8c575b8cd..550fb10159e5 100644
--- a/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
+++ b/docs/schemas/domaincommon.rng
@@ -4846,6 +4846,11 @@
<attribute name="state">
<ref name="virOnOff"/>
</attribute>
+ <optional>
+ <element name="tseg">
+ <ref name="scaledInteger"/>
+ </element>
+ </optional>
</optional>
</element>
</optional>
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.c b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
index 5be773cda48a..62bf6bb803bb 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.c
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.c
@@ -19898,6 +19898,19 @@ virDomainDefParseXML(xmlDocPtr xml,
VIR_FREE(nodes);
}
+ if (def->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_SMM] == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON) {
+ int rv = virDomainParseScaledValue("string(./features/smm/tseg)",
+
"string(./features/smm/tseg/@unit)",
+ ctxt,
+ &def->tseg_size,
+ 1024 * 1024, /* Defaults to mebibytes */
+ ULLONG_MAX,
+ false);
+ if (rv < 0)
+ goto error;
+ def->tseg_specified = rv;
+ }
+
if ((n = virXPathNodeSet("./features/capabilities/*", ctxt, &nodes))
< 0)
goto error;
@@ -22020,6 +22033,32 @@ virDomainDefFeaturesCheckABIStability(virDomainDefPtr src,
}
}
+ /* smm */
+ if (src->features[VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_SMM] == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON) {
+ if (src->tseg_specified != dst->tseg_specified) {
+ virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+ _("SMM TSEG differs: source: %s, destination:
'%s'"),
+ src->tseg_specified ? _("specified") :
_("not specified"),
+ dst->tseg_specified ? _("specified") :
_("not specified"));
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ if (src->tseg_size != dst->tseg_size) {
+ const char *unit_src, *unit_dst;
+ unsigned long long short_size_src = virFormatIntPretty(src->tseg_size,
+ &unit_src);
+ unsigned long long short_size_dst = virFormatIntPretty(dst->tseg_size,
+ &unit_dst);
+
+ virReportError(VIR_ERR_CONFIG_UNSUPPORTED,
+ _("Size of SMM TSEG size differs: "
+ "source: '%llu %s', destination: '%llu
%s'"),
+ short_size_src, unit_src,
+ short_size_dst, unit_dst);
+ return false;
+ }
+ }
+
return true;
}
@@ -27446,7 +27485,6 @@ virDomainDefFormatInternal(virDomainDefPtr def,
case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PMU:
case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_PVSPINLOCK:
case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_VMPORT:
- case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_SMM:
switch ((virTristateSwitch) def->features[i]) {
case VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_LAST:
case VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ABSENT:
@@ -27463,6 +27501,30 @@ virDomainDefFormatInternal(virDomainDefPtr def,
break;
+ case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_SMM:
+ if (def->features[i] != VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ABSENT) {
+ virTristateSwitch state = def->features[i];
+ virBuffer attrBuf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+ virBuffer childBuf = VIR_BUFFER_INITIALIZER;
+
+ virBufferAsprintf(&attrBuf, " state='%s'",
+ virTristateSwitchTypeToString(state));
+
+ if (state == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON) {
+ const char *unit;
+ unsigned long long short_size =
virFormatIntPretty(def->tseg_size,
+ &unit);
+
+ virBufferSetChildIndent(&childBuf, buf);
+ virBufferAsprintf(&childBuf, "<tseg
unit='%s'>%llu</tseg>\n",
+ unit, short_size);
+ }
+
+ virXMLFormatElement(buf, "smm", &attrBuf,
&childBuf);
+ }
+
+ break;
+
case VIR_DOMAIN_FEATURE_APIC:
if (def->features[i] == VIR_TRISTATE_SWITCH_ON) {
virBufferAddLit(buf, "<apic");
diff --git a/src/conf/domain_conf.h b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
index 8a8121bf83b2..a41cdce6ff63 100644
--- a/src/conf/domain_conf.h
+++ b/src/conf/domain_conf.h
@@ -2421,6 +2421,9 @@ struct _virDomainDef {
char *hyperv_vendor_id;
int apic_eoi;
+ bool tseg_specified;
+ unsigned long long tseg_size;
+
virDomainClockDef clock;
size_t ngraphics;
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/tseg.xml b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/tseg.xml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..49483f874cd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmlindata/tseg.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+<domain type='qemu'>
+ <name>QEMUGuest1</name>
+ <uuid>c7a5fdbd-edaf-9455-926a-d65c16db1809</uuid>
+ <memory unit='KiB'>219100</memory>
+ <currentMemory unit='KiB'>219100</currentMemory>
+ <vcpu placement='static'>1</vcpu>
+ <os>
+ <type arch='x86_64' machine='q35'>hvm</type>
+ <boot dev='hd'/>
+ </os>
+ <features>
+ <smm state='on'>
+ <tseg unit='MiB'>48</tseg>
+ </smm>
+ </features>
+ <clock offset='utc'/>
+ <on_poweroff>destroy</on_poweroff>
+ <on_reboot>restart</on_reboot>
+ <on_crash>destroy</on_crash>
+ <devices>
+ <emulator>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</emulator>
+ </devices>
+</domain>
diff --git a/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c b/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
index d8270a6cae82..daad6e0f78d8 100644
--- a/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
+++ b/tests/genericxml2xmltest.c
@@ -141,6 +141,8 @@ mymain(void)
DO_TEST_FULL("cachetune-colliding-types", false, true,
TEST_COMPARE_DOM_XML2XML_RESULT_FAIL_PARSE);
+ DO_TEST("tseg");
+
virObjectUnref(caps);
virObjectUnref(xmlopt);
--
2.17.1