Re: [libvirt] ARM KVM GICv3 Support

On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 10:47:26AM -0600, Andrew Jones wrote: >On Mon, Dec 14, 2015 at 12:31:59PM +0100, Christoffer Dall wrote: >>Hi all, >> >>I'm trying to figure out what the correct solution for libvirt support >>for ARM KVM guests with GICv3 is. >> >>The challenge is that QEMU's virt machine model defaults to GICv2 unless >>you specify an additional "-machine gic-version=host" parameter to QEMU, >>in which case your VM gets the same GIC version as your host. >> >>Now, I'm told that this is inconvenient for libvirt, because it >>typically does not pass any -machine options, is that correct? > We do pass some options, for example, you can restrict the GIC to v2: https://libvirt.org/formatdomain.html#elementsFeatures That could be modified to work for your purpose IIUC, right?