[PATCH v4 02/17] hw/arm: virt: add GICv2m for the case when ITS is not available

Mohamed Mediouni posted 17 patches 3 months, 1 week ago
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[PATCH v4 02/17] hw/arm: virt: add GICv2m for the case when ITS is not available
Posted by Mohamed Mediouni 3 months, 1 week ago
On Hypervisor.framework for macOS and WHPX for Windows, the provided environment is a GICv3 without ITS.

As such, support a GICv3 w/ GICv2m for that scenario.

Signed-off-by: Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
---
 hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c | 4 +++-
 hw/arm/virt.c            | 8 ++++++++
 include/hw/arm/virt.h    | 2 ++
 3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
index b01fc4f8ef..969fa3f686 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
@@ -848,7 +848,9 @@ build_madt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, VirtMachineState *vms)
             build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, memmap[VIRT_GIC_ITS].base, 8);
             build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, 0, 4);    /* Reserved */
         }
-    } else {
+    }
+
+    if (!vms->its && !vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
         const uint16_t spi_base = vms->irqmap[VIRT_GIC_V2M] + ARM_SPI_BASE;
 
         /* 5.2.12.16 GIC MSI Frame Structure */
diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
index ef6be3660f..5951b331f3 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -953,6 +953,8 @@ static void create_gic(VirtMachineState *vms, MemoryRegion *mem)
 
     if (vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && vms->its) {
         create_its(vms);
+    } else if (vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && !vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
+        create_v2m(vms);
     } else if (vms->gic_version == VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2) {
         create_v2m(vms);
     }
@@ -2402,6 +2404,8 @@ static void machvirt_init(MachineState *machine)
     vms->ns_el2_virt_timer_irq = ns_el2_virt_timer_present() &&
         !vmc->no_ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
 
+    vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = vmc->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
+
     fdt_add_timer_nodes(vms);
     fdt_add_cpu_nodes(vms);
 
@@ -3410,6 +3414,7 @@ static void virt_instance_init(Object *obj)
     vms->its = true;
     /* Allow ITS emulation if the machine version supports it */
     vms->tcg_its = !vmc->no_tcg_its;
+    vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = false;
 
     /* Default disallows iommu instantiation */
     vms->iommu = VIRT_IOMMU_NONE;
@@ -3462,8 +3467,11 @@ DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE_AS_LATEST(10, 1)
 
 static void virt_machine_10_0_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
+    VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_CLASS(OBJECT_CLASS(mc));
+
     virt_machine_10_1_options(mc);
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_10_0, hw_compat_10_0_len);
+    vmc->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = true;
 }
 DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(10, 0)
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/virt.h b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
index 365a28b082..725ec18fd2 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
@@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct VirtMachineClass {
     bool no_cpu_topology;
     bool no_tcg_lpa2;
     bool no_ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
+    bool no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
     bool no_nested_smmu;
 };
 
@@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ struct VirtMachineState {
     char *oem_id;
     char *oem_table_id;
     bool ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
+    bool no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
     CXLState cxl_devices_state;
 };
 
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2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
Re: [PATCH v4 02/17] hw/arm: virt: add GICv2m for the case when ITS is not available
Posted by Pierrick Bouvier 3 months, 1 week ago
On 8/4/25 7:23 AM, Mohamed Mediouni wrote:
> On Hypervisor.framework for macOS and WHPX for Windows, the provided environment is a GICv3 without ITS.
> 
> As such, support a GICv3 w/ GICv2m for that scenario.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mohamed Mediouni <mohamed@unpredictable.fr>
> ---
>   hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c | 4 +++-
>   hw/arm/virt.c            | 8 ++++++++
>   include/hw/arm/virt.h    | 2 ++
>   3 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
> index b01fc4f8ef..969fa3f686 100644
> --- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
> +++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
> @@ -848,7 +848,9 @@ build_madt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, VirtMachineState *vms)
>               build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, memmap[VIRT_GIC_ITS].base, 8);
>               build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, 0, 4);    /* Reserved */
>           }
> -    } else {
> +    }
> +
> +    if (!vms->its && !vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
>           const uint16_t spi_base = vms->irqmap[VIRT_GIC_V2M] + ARM_SPI_BASE;
>   
>           /* 5.2.12.16 GIC MSI Frame Structure */
> diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
> index ef6be3660f..5951b331f3 100644
> --- a/hw/arm/virt.c
> +++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
> @@ -953,6 +953,8 @@ static void create_gic(VirtMachineState *vms, MemoryRegion *mem)
>   
>       if (vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && vms->its) {
>           create_its(vms);
> +    } else if (vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && !vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
> +        create_v2m(vms);
>       } else if (vms->gic_version == VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2) {
>           create_v2m(vms);
>       }
> @@ -2402,6 +2404,8 @@ static void machvirt_init(MachineState *machine)
>       vms->ns_el2_virt_timer_irq = ns_el2_virt_timer_present() &&
>           !vmc->no_ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
>   
> +    vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = vmc->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
> +
>       fdt_add_timer_nodes(vms);
>       fdt_add_cpu_nodes(vms);
>   
> @@ -3410,6 +3414,7 @@ static void virt_instance_init(Object *obj)
>       vms->its = true;
>       /* Allow ITS emulation if the machine version supports it */
>       vms->tcg_its = !vmc->no_tcg_its;
> +    vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = false;
>   
>       /* Default disallows iommu instantiation */
>       vms->iommu = VIRT_IOMMU_NONE;
> @@ -3462,8 +3467,11 @@ DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE_AS_LATEST(10, 1)
>   
>   static void virt_machine_10_0_options(MachineClass *mc)
>   {
> +    VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_CLASS(OBJECT_CLASS(mc));
> +
>       virt_machine_10_1_options(mc);
>       compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_10_0, hw_compat_10_0_len);
> +    vmc->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = true;
>   }
>   DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(10, 0)
>   
> diff --git a/include/hw/arm/virt.h b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
> index 365a28b082..725ec18fd2 100644
> --- a/include/hw/arm/virt.h
> +++ b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
> @@ -131,6 +131,7 @@ struct VirtMachineClass {
>       bool no_cpu_topology;
>       bool no_tcg_lpa2;
>       bool no_ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
> +    bool no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
>       bool no_nested_smmu;
>   };
>   
> @@ -178,6 +179,7 @@ struct VirtMachineState {
>       char *oem_id;
>       char *oem_table_id;
>       bool ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
> +    bool no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
>       CXLState cxl_devices_state;
>   };
>   

I'm not an expert about GIC, but this patch looks sane to me.
Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>