Hi,

On 1/3/26 6:21 AM, Tao Tang wrote:
> Hi all,
>
>> Introduce a -M msi= argument to be able to control MSI-X support
>> independently
>> from ITS, as part of supporting GICv3 + GICv2m platforms.
>>
>> Remove vms->its as it's no longer needed after that change.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Mohamed Mediouni <[email protected]>
>> Reviewed-by: Pierrick Bouvier <[email protected]>
>> ---
>>   hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c |   3 +-
>>   hw/arm/virt.c            | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>>   include/hw/arm/virt.h    |   4 +-
>>   3 files changed, 94 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
>> index 86024a1a73..f3adb95cfe 100644
>
> I’m trying to clarify the current status of ITS under TCG for the virt
> machine.(may be a stupid question...)
>
> The virt documentation states: "Note that ITS is not modeled in TCG
> mode." [1] 
this is outdated. I think ITS TCG support was introduced in 6.2.0

https://www.qemu.org/2021/12/14/qemu-6-2-0/

You can have a look at the emulaation code in hw/intc/arm_gicv3_its.c

Thanks

Eric


>
> However, when looking at hw/arm/virt.c, I don’t immediately see a hard
> prohibition of ITS under TCG; for example, the MSI/ITS logic appears
> to allow ITS depending on machine/version settings, and the series
> also keeps tcg_its.[2] [3]
>
>
> Could you please confirm the intended behavior today: is ITS expected
> to be modeled under TCG for the latest virt machine?
>
>
> [1]: 
> https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/docs/system/arm/virt.rst?plain=1#L46
>
>
> [2]: https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/hw/arm/virt.c#L3490
>
> [3]: https://github.com/qemu/qemu/blob/master/hw/arm/virt.c#L3656
>
>
> Also, Mohamed’s recent work to support "GICv3 + GICv2m" (and to
> control MSI independently from ITS via -M msi=) looks like a very
> practical workaround for environments where GICv3 is needed but ITS is
> unavailable.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Tao
>


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