[PATCH v7 04/24] hw/arm: virt: add GICv2m for the case when ITS is not available

Mohamed Mediouni posted 24 patches 4 weeks ago
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[PATCH v7 04/24] hw/arm: virt: add GICv2m for the case when ITS is not available
Posted by Mohamed Mediouni 4 weeks 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 8bb6b60515..0a6ec74aa0 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
@@ -959,7 +959,9 @@ 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->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && 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 175023897a..61d7bab803 100644
--- a/hw/arm/virt.c
+++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
@@ -956,6 +956,8 @@ 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);
     }
@@ -2447,6 +2449,8 @@ 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);
 
@@ -3484,6 +3488,7 @@ 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;
@@ -3536,9 +3541,12 @@ DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE_AS_LATEST(10, 2)
 
 static void virt_machine_10_1_options(MachineClass *mc)
 {
+    VirtMachineClass *vmc = VIRT_MACHINE_CLASS(OBJECT_CLASS(mc));
+
     virt_machine_10_2_options(mc);
     mc->smbios_memory_device_size = 2047 * TiB;
     compat_props_add(mc->compat_props, hw_compat_10_1, hw_compat_10_1_len);
+    vmc->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = true;
 }
 DEFINE_VIRT_MACHINE(10, 1)
 
diff --git a/include/hw/arm/virt.h b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
index 04a09af354..d31348dd61 100644
--- a/include/hw/arm/virt.h
+++ b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ 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;
 };
 
@@ -180,6 +181,7 @@ struct VirtMachineState {
     char *oem_id;
     char *oem_table_id;
     bool ns_el2_virt_timer_irq;
+    bool no_gicv3_with_gicv2m;
     CXLState cxl_devices_state;
     bool legacy_smmuv3_present;
 };
-- 
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Re: [PATCH v7 04/24] hw/arm: virt: add GICv2m for the case when ITS is not available
Posted by Pierrick Bouvier 4 weeks ago
On 10/16/25 9:55 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(-)
Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <pierrick.bouvier@linaro.org>