Re: [PATCH v2 0/5] s390/vfio-ap: queue_configuration sysfs attribute for mdevctl automation

From: Matthew Rosato
Date: Wed Mar 06 2024 - 17:06:19 EST


On 3/6/24 9:08 AM, Jason J. Herne wrote:
> Mdevctl requires a way to atomically query and atomically update a vfio-ap
> mdev's current state. This patch set creates the queue_configuration sysfs
> attribute. This new attribute allows reading and writing an mdev's entire
> state in one go. If a newly written state is invalid for any reason the entire
> state is rejected and the target mdev remains unchanged.
>
> Changelog
> ==========
> v2
> - Rebased patched on top of latest master
> - Reworked code to fit changes introduced by f848cba767e59
> s390/vfio-ap: reset queues filtered from the guest's AP config
> - Moved docs changes to separate patch

Tested exploitation of the new sysfs interface using proposed s390-tools code + mdevctl. Besides the other minor changes mentioned separately, feel free to include

Tested-by: Matthew Rosato <mjrosato@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

for the code patches.