linux/drivers/lguest
Jeremy Fitzhardinge 93b1eab3d2 paravirt: refactor struct paravirt_ops into smaller pv_*_ops
This patch refactors the paravirt_ops structure into groups of
functionally related ops:

pv_info - random info, rather than function entrypoints
pv_init_ops - functions used at boot time (some for module_init too)
pv_misc_ops - lazy mode, which didn't fit well anywhere else
pv_time_ops - time-related functions
pv_cpu_ops - various privileged instruction ops
pv_irq_ops - operations for managing interrupt state
pv_apic_ops - APIC operations
pv_mmu_ops - operations for managing pagetables

There are several motivations for this:

1. Some of these ops will be general to all x86, and some will be
   i386/x86-64 specific.  This makes it easier to share common stuff
   while allowing separate implementations where needed.

2. At the moment we must export all of paravirt_ops, but modules only
   need selected parts of it.  This allows us to export on a case by case
   basis (and also choose which export license we want to apply).

3. Functional groupings make things a bit more readable.

Struct paravirt_ops is now only used as a template to generate
patch-site identifiers, and to extract function pointers for inserting
into jmp/calls when patching.  It is only instantiated when needed.

Signed-off-by: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@xensource.com>
Signed-off-by: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
Cc: Zach Amsden <zach@vmware.com>
Cc: Avi Kivity <avi@qumranet.com>
Cc: Anthony Liguory <aliguori@us.ibm.com>
Cc: "Glauber de Oliveira Costa" <glommer@gmail.com>
Cc: Jun Nakajima <jun.nakajima@intel.com>
2007-10-16 11:51:29 -07:00
..
core.c paravirt: refactor struct paravirt_ops into smaller pv_*_ops 2007-10-16 11:51:29 -07:00
hypercalls.c Provide timespec to guests rather than jiffies clock. 2007-07-28 19:54:33 -07:00
interrupts_and_traps.c Fix lguest page-pinning logic ("lguest: bad stack page 0xc057a000") 2007-08-30 09:58:22 -07:00
io.c lguest: documentation VII: FIXMEs 2007-07-26 11:35:17 -07:00
Kconfig lguest should depend on CONFIG_FUTEX 2007-08-23 21:23:33 -07:00
lg.h Provide timespec to guests rather than jiffies clock. 2007-07-28 19:54:33 -07:00
lguest_asm.S fix modules oopsing in lguest guests 2007-09-25 08:51:04 -07:00
lguest_bus.c paravirt: refactor struct paravirt_ops into smaller pv_*_ops 2007-10-16 11:51:29 -07:00
lguest_user.c lguest: documentation IV: Launcher 2007-07-26 11:35:17 -07:00
lguest.c paravirt: refactor struct paravirt_ops into smaller pv_*_ops 2007-10-16 11:51:29 -07:00
Makefile lguest: documentation I: Preparation 2007-07-26 11:35:16 -07:00
page_tables.c lguest: documentation VII: FIXMEs 2007-07-26 11:35:17 -07:00
README lguest: documentation I: Preparation 2007-07-26 11:35:16 -07:00
segments.c lguest: Fix Malicious Guest GDT Host Crash 2007-08-09 08:14:56 -07:00
switcher.S lguest: Fix Malicious Guest GDT Host Crash 2007-08-09 08:14:56 -07:00

Welcome, friend reader, to lguest.

Lguest is an adventure, with you, the reader, as Hero.  I can't think of many
5000-line projects which offer both such capability and glimpses of future
potential; it is an exciting time to be delving into the source!

But be warned; this is an arduous journey of several hours or more!  And as we
know, all true Heroes are driven by a Noble Goal.  Thus I offer a Beer (or
equivalent) to anyone I meet who has completed this documentation.

So get comfortable and keep your wits about you (both quick and humorous).
Along your way to the Noble Goal, you will also gain masterly insight into
lguest, and hypervisors and x86 virtualization in general.

Our Quest is in seven parts: (best read with C highlighting turned on)

I) Preparation
	- In which our potential hero is flown quickly over the landscape for a
	  taste of its scope.  Suitable for the armchair coders and other such
	  persons of faint constitution.

II) Guest
	- Where we encounter the first tantalising wisps of code, and come to
	  understand the details of the life of a Guest kernel.

III) Drivers
	- Whereby the Guest finds its voice and become useful, and our
	  understanding of the Guest is completed.

IV) Launcher
	- Where we trace back to the creation of the Guest, and thus begin our
	  understanding of the Host.

V) Host
	- Where we master the Host code, through a long and tortuous journey.
	  Indeed, it is here that our hero is tested in the Bit of Despair.

VI) Switcher
	- Where our understanding of the intertwined nature of Guests and Hosts
	  is completed.

VII) Mastery
	- Where our fully fledged hero grapples with the Great Question:
	  "What next?"

make Preparation!
Rusty Russell.