On 09/27/2018 05:28 AM, Cornelia Huck wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Sep 2018 18:54:34 -0400
> Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> From: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
>>
>> This patch series is the QEMU counterpart to the KVM/kernel support for
>> guest dedicated crypto adapters. The KVM/kernel model is built on the
>> VFIO mediated device framework and provides the infrastructure for
>> granting exclusive guest access to crypto devices installed on the linux
>> host. This patch series introduces a new QEMU command line option, QEMU
>> object model and CPU model features to exploit the KVM/kernel model.
>>
>> See the detailed specifications for AP virtualization provided by this
>> patch set in docs/vfio-ap.txt for a more complete discussion of the
>> design introduced by this patch series.
>
> This seems to look sane in general. However, before I merge this:
>
> - This needs to wait for a proper headers sync, which can only be done
> after the Linux code hits upstream. Shouldn't be long, I guess (I can
> queue on a staging branch while waiting.)
> - As I don't have the hardware, I cannot run more than some generic
> "verify it does not break anything" testing. So, I'd like to see a
> Tested-by by someone who actually does have access to the hardware.
> - I'd like to see some more review/acks from others. If other (minor)
> things crop up, I'd prefer a respin (I don't want to juggle too many
> "minor changes"...)
I am planning on a v10 series to address issues raised by Thomas, David
and you.
>