[libvirt] [PATCHv1 0/7] Baseline CPU model using QEMU QMP exchanges

[Chris Venteicher]

Quoting Collin Walling (2018-05-17 16:07:14)
> On 05/17/2018 04:15 PM, Jiri Denemark wrote:
> > On Sat, May 05, 2018 at 12:48:42 -0500, Chris Venteicher wrote:
> >> Some architectures (S390) depend on QEMU to compute baseline CPU model.
> >>
> >> Interacting with QEMU requires starting the QEMU process and completing one or
> >> more query-cpu-model-baseline QMP exchanges with QEMU.
> >>
> >>
> >> This patch set depends on qemuMonitorGetCPUModelBaseline function exposed by
> >> "query-cpu-model-baseline QMP Command" patch set discussed previously on
> >> libvir-list.
> > 
> > Since patch 1/7 changes some code introduced in the series implementing
> > query-cpu-model-baseline support, please send patches for both series at
> > once next time and (as already suggested by Collin) squash the changes
> > to the patches which introduced the code you're fixing here in 1/7.
> > 
> > Overall, I think the approach of making the monitor API work on
> > CPUModelInfo is better than the one using CPUDef because the monitor
> > code in general does not have all data it could potentially need to
> > perform the translation.
> > 
> > Jirka
> 
> I can agree with this. qemuMonitorCPUModelInfo is simpler and has everything 
> qmp needs.
> 
> I also concur with your response to 2/7. Translating ModelInfo -> CPUDef
> and using the existing CPUDef -> XML functions is the way to go.
> 
> Since we're getting a closer to an agreement on how this API should work,
> I could respin my comparison patches with what we've learned thus far to
> see how they look. Otherwise, I have no problem waiting until we come up
> with something more definitive -- I have plenty to keep me busy in the 
> meantime :)
>

Thanks for the feedback.

Most of the comments make immediate sense.
The rest I will need a few days in the code to dig deeper to understand.

Jirka,
- Looks like S390 support for baseline / compare still needs to be added to your 
  "new cpu related apis".  (Exchanging QMP messages so QEMU can do the baseline 
  / compare operation.)
  The baseline patches I am working on should add S390 support to your new cpu 
  related apis.

- Looks like S390 support should still be added to virsh cpu-baseline (and 
  cpu-compare) but there are dependencies on the changes made in the "new cpu 
  related apis" patch set.

Collin,
This is my main task right now but the code is new to me so it might take a week 
or two to get to a new patch set for baseline.  

Thanks,
Chris
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> - Collin Walling
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