2020-12-07 Meeting Meeting notes

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Topic: linaro-open-discussion meeting
Time: Dec 7, 2020 02:00 PM London

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Attendees

  • Wei
  • Shameerali Kolothum Thodi
  • lushenming
  • wanghuiqiang
  • Zeng Tao
  • Mike (Linaro)
  • lumu 
  • Lorenzo (Arm)
  • Jonathon Cameron
  • Salil
  • Jammy
  • Fangjian
  • Liudongdong

Agenda

Confirmed topics

VLPI Migration support on Gic V4.1: lushenming (Huawei) - 15 mins
  Topic requested by Lorenzo Pieralisi (ARM)
  In GICv4.1, migration has been supported except for (directly-injected)
  VLPI. And GICv4.1 spec explicitly gives a way to get the VLPI's pending state (which was crucially missing in GICv4.0). So we make VLPI migration
  capable on GICv4.1 in this patch set.
  (5 min) Intro to the work, then questions (10 min).

vCPU HP: Salil Mehta (Huawei) 25 mins.
  Lorenzo has questions + it's an expansive topic.
  I would suggest interested people catch up with slides from KVM forum 2020
  https://kvmforum2020.sched.com/event/eE4m/challenges-in-supporting-virtual-cpu-hotplug-on-soc-based-systems-like-arm64-salil-mehta-huawei  (video not public yet)
  (5 min) Open questions statement, then move to discussion.




RMR related topics - follow up on last call: Lorenzo Pieralisi (ARM) - 5 mins
  There were outstanding questions around whether PCIe reenumeration could
  cause problems here.
  (Lorenzo, Shameer, there were a few other open questions around this topic,
  do we have any other updates for Monday?)



Generic Initiators:  Jonathan Cameron (Huawei) - 5 mins
  Very brief intro to GIs + current status + opening for questions.
  More detail etc in this email.
  https://op-lists.linaro.org/pipermail/linaro-open-discussions/2020-November/000016.html

Previous list

Under discussion for inclusion from the previous list

  • Jonathan - IOMMU performance work (may need Will Deacon involved from Google)

Meeting notes  - draft

Organisation - Mike 2 min

  • We will try to stick to the time limits, any topic can be brought up again.
  • Thank you all for slides to make it easier for participants to prepare.

VLPI Migration support on Gic V4.1: lushenming (Huawei) - 15 mins

  • L has fix in QEMU for repeated resetting
  • LP : no concussion yet, but will solve on the next post
  • LP will help move this forward
  • Jammy to ensure translations were good. 
  • L: have no good idea about the proper restoring point, need LP's suggestions
  • LP : please keep me in the loop this is interesting.

vCPU HP: Salil Mehta (Huawei) 25 mins.

  • Presentations to bring the discussions together
  • Arm to start discussions from KVM forum, it is not a month later
  • Need to start reviewing - Lorenzo can you help start a discussion with Arch team in Arm.  
    • LP - is the sizing a problem to upstream for QEMU  ? SM - most changes appear doable, not had a good review yet, did speak to RedHat they say this is in line.
    • LP - Kubernetes require, will they discuss alternatives, or does the fact that it is working on X86 entrench the thinking and that camp say its fine as it is. Has ACPI been discussed?
    • LP - I can take this up with Arm Architecture team

RMR related topics - follow up on last call: Lorenzo Pieralisi (ARM) - 5 mins

  • LP : action from the last meeting. Host bridge must not be enumerated - two reasons
  • SPEC to come out soon - is this ok
  • LP will have look to check for holes in the spec, need a proper look
  • Wanghuiqiang - concerned about RMR 

Generic Initiators:  Jonathan Cameron (Huawei) - 5 mins

Action items

  • LP follow up on VLPI Migration support on Gic V4.1:
  • LP Followup on vCPU HP:
  •