RE: [PATCH v2] x86/hyperv: Allow 15-bit APIC IDs for VTL platforms

[Michael Kelley]

From: Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, January 15, 2024 9:58 AM
> 
> The current method for signaling the compatibility of a Hyper-V host
> with MSIs featuring 15-bit APIC IDs relies on a synthetic cpuid leaf.
> However, for higher VTLs, this leaf is not reported, due to the absence
> of an IO-APIC.
> 
> As an alternative, assume that when running at a high VTL, the host
> supports 15-bit APIC IDs. This assumption is safe, as Hyper-V does not
> employ any architectural MSIs at higher VTLs
> 
> This unblocks startup of VTL2 environments with more than 256 CPUs.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Saurabh Sengar <ssengar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> [V2]
>  - Modify commit message
> 
>  arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c | 7 +++++++
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
> index 96e6c51..cf1b78c 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/hyperv/hv_vtl.c
> @@ -16,6 +16,11 @@
>  extern struct boot_params boot_params;
>  static struct real_mode_header hv_vtl_real_mode_header;
> 
> +static bool __init hv_vtl_msi_ext_dest_id(void)
> +{
> +	return true;
> +}
> +
>  void __init hv_vtl_init_platform(void)
>  {
>  	pr_info("Linux runs in Hyper-V Virtual Trust Level\n");
> @@ -38,6 +43,8 @@ void __init hv_vtl_init_platform(void)
>  	x86_platform.legacy.warm_reset = 0;
>  	x86_platform.legacy.reserve_bios_regions = 0;
>  	x86_platform.legacy.devices.pnpbios = 0;
> +
> +	x86_init.hyper.msi_ext_dest_id = hv_vtl_msi_ext_dest_id;
>  }
> 
>  static inline u64 hv_vtl_system_desc_base(struct ldttss_desc *desc)
> --
> 1.8.3.1
> 

Reviewed-by: Michael Kelley <mhklinux@xxxxxxxxxxx>