> On 15. Jan 2026, at 00:08, Mohamed Mediouni <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>> On 14. Jan 2026, at 21:51, Bernhard Beschow <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> Am 14. Januar 2026 13:41:24 UTC schrieb Mohamed Mediouni 
>> <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>>:
>>> 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]>
>>> ---
>>> hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c |  24 ++++++---
>>> hw/arm/virt.c            | 108 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
>>> include/hw/arm/virt.h    |   4 +-
>>> 3 files changed, 108 insertions(+), 28 deletions(-)
>>> 
>>> diff --git a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
>>> index 86024a1a73..187dd4e272 100644
>>> --- a/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
>>> +++ b/hw/arm/virt-acpi-build.c
>>> @@ -440,6 +440,17 @@ static void create_rc_its_idmaps(GArray *its_idmaps, 
>>> GArray *smmuv3_devs)
>>>    }
>>> }
>>> 
>>> +/*
>>> + * In the prior Qemu ACPI table handling, GICv2 configurations
>>> + * had vms->its=1... That's broken.
>>> + *
>>> + * Match that assumption to match the existing ACPI tables that
>>> + * have been shipping for quite a while.
>>> + */
>>> +static int is_gicv2_acpi_workaround_needed(VirtMachineState *vms) {
>>> +    return vms->gic_version == 2;
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> /*
>>> * Input Output Remapping Table (IORT)
>>> * Conforms to "IO Remapping Table System Software on ARM Platforms",
>>> @@ -473,7 +484,7 @@ build_iort(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, 
>>> VirtMachineState *vms)
>>>        nb_nodes = num_smmus + 1; /* RC and SMMUv3 */
>>>        rc_mapping_count = rc_smmu_idmaps_len;
>>> 
>>> -        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>> +        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms) || 
>>> is_gicv2_acpi_workaround_needed(vms)) {
>>>            /*
>>>             * Knowing the ID ranges from the RC to the SMMU, it's possible 
>>> to
>>>             * determine the ID ranges from RC that go directly to ITS.
>>> @@ -484,7 +495,7 @@ build_iort(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, 
>>> VirtMachineState *vms)
>>>            rc_mapping_count += rc_its_idmaps->len;
>>>        }
>>>    } else {
>>> -        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>> +        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms) || 
>>> is_gicv2_acpi_workaround_needed(vms)) {
>>>            nb_nodes = 2; /* RC and ITS */
>>>            rc_mapping_count = 1; /* Direct map to ITS */
>>>        } else {
>>> @@ -499,7 +510,7 @@ build_iort(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, 
>>> VirtMachineState *vms)
>>>    build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, IORT_NODE_OFFSET, 4);
>>>    build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, 0, 4); /* Reserved */
>>> 
>>> -    if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>> +    if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms) || is_gicv2_acpi_workaround_needed(vms)) {
>>>        /* Table 12 ITS Group Format */
>>>        build_append_int_noprefix(table_data, 0 /* ITS Group */, 1); /* Type 
>>> */
>>>        node_size =  20 /* fixed header size */ + 4 /* 1 GIC ITS Identifier 
>>> */;
>>> @@ -518,7 +529,7 @@ build_iort(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, 
>>> VirtMachineState *vms)
>>>        int smmu_mapping_count, offset_to_id_array;
>>>        int irq = sdev->irq;
>>> 
>>> -        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>> +        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms) || 
>>> is_gicv2_acpi_workaround_needed(vms)) {
>>>            smmu_mapping_count = 1; /* ITS Group node */
>>>            offset_to_id_array = SMMU_V3_ENTRY_SIZE; /* Just after the 
>>> header */
>>>        } else {
>>> @@ -611,7 +622,7 @@ build_iort(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, 
>>> VirtMachineState *vms)
>>>            }
>>>        }
>>> 
>>> -        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>> +        if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms) || 
>>> is_gicv2_acpi_workaround_needed(vms)) {
>>>            /*
>>>             * Map bypassed (don't go through the SMMU) RIDs (input) to
>>>             * ITS Group node directly: RC -> ITS.
>>> @@ -962,8 +973,7 @@ build_madt(GArray *table_data, BIOSLinker *linker, 
>>> VirtMachineState *vms)
>>>        }
>>>    }
>>> 
>>> -    if (!(vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && 
>>> virt_is_its_enabled(vms))
>>> -     && !vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
>>> +    if (virt_is_gicv2m_enabled(vms)) {
>>>        const uint16_t spi_base = vms->irqmap[VIRT_GIC_V2M] + ARM_SPI_BASE;
>>> 
>>>        /* 5.2.12.16 GIC MSI Frame Structure */
>>> diff --git a/hw/arm/virt.c b/hw/arm/virt.c
>>> index 553c7f62cc..0e84ccd82c 100644
>>> --- a/hw/arm/virt.c
>>> +++ b/hw/arm/virt.c
>>> @@ -966,12 +966,12 @@ static void create_gic(VirtMachineState *vms, 
>>> MemoryRegion *mem)
>>> 
>>>    fdt_add_gic_node(vms);
>>> 
>>> -    if (vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && 
>>> virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>> +    if (virt_is_its_enabled(vms)) {
>>>        create_its(vms);
>>> -    } else if (vms->gic_version != VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2 && 
>>> !vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
>>> -        create_v2m(vms);
>>> -    } else if (vms->gic_version == VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2) {
>>> +    } else if (virt_is_gicv2m_enabled(vms)) {
>>>        create_v2m(vms);
>>> +    } else {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE;
>>>    }
>>> }
>>> 
>>> @@ -2710,32 +2710,93 @@ static void virt_set_highmem_mmio_size(Object *obj, 
>>> Visitor *v,
>>> 
>>> bool virt_is_its_enabled(VirtMachineState *vms)
>>> {
>>> -    if (vms->its == ON_OFF_AUTO_OFF) {
>>> +    switch (vms->msi_controller) {
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE:
>>>        return false;
>>> -    }
>>> -    if (vms->its == ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO) {
>>> -        if (whpx_enabled()) {
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_ITS:
>>> +        return true;
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_GICV2M:
>>> +        return false;
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_AUTO:
>>> +        if (whpx_enabled() && whpx_irqchip_in_kernel()) {
>>> +            return false;
>>> +        }
>>> +        if (vms->gic_version == VIRT_GIC_VERSION_2) {
>>>            return false;
>>>        }
>>> +        return true;
>>>    }
>>> -    return true;
>> 
>> With the last return statement removed, I get a spurious warning from 
>> MSYS2/x86_64 GCC 15.2: "control reaches end of non-void function".
>> 
>>> }
>>> 
>>> -static void virt_get_its(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>> -                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
>>> +bool virt_is_gicv2m_enabled(VirtMachineState *vms)
>>> +{
>>> +    switch (vms->msi_controller) {
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE:
>>> +        return false;
>>> +    default:
>>> +        return !virt_is_its_enabled(vms);
>>> +    }
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static char *virt_get_msi(Object *obj, Error **errp)
>>> +{
>>> +    VirtMachineState *vms = VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
>>> +    const char *val;
>>> +
>>> +    switch (vms->msi_controller) {
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE:
>>> +        val = "off";
>>> +        break;
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_ITS:
>>> +        val = "its";
>>> +        break;
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_GICV2M:
>>> +        val = "gicv2m";
>>> +        break;
>>> +    case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_AUTO:
>>> +        val = "auto";
>>> +        break;
>>> +    }
>> 
>> Similar to the above I get a spurious warning: "'val' may be used 
>> uninitialized in this function".
>> 
>> Apparently the compiler doesn't notice that both switch statements handle 
>> all enums. I wonder why it can figure that out in other cases…
>> 
> Hello,
> 
> I didn’t see this on Clang but I do see this on GCC. Will see what I can do…
> 
> Apparently it’s 
> https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33607284/control-reaches-end-of-non-void-function-with-fully-handled-case-switch-over-a
>  and the best way to go seems to be to add an unreachable assert
> 

There seems to be a long-standing GCC bug filed for this: 
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87950

>> Other than that the series works for me!
>> 
>> Best regards,
>> Bernhard
>> 
>>> +    return g_strdup(val);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static void virt_set_msi(Object *obj, const char *value, Error **errp)
>>> {
>>> +    ERRP_GUARD();
>>>    VirtMachineState *vms = VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
>>> -    OnOffAuto its = vms->its;
>>> 
>>> -    visit_type_OnOffAuto(v, name, &its, errp);
>>> +    if (!strcmp(value, "auto")) {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_AUTO; /* Will be overriden 
>>> later */
>>> +    } else if (!strcmp(value, "its")) {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_ITS;
>>> +    } else if (!strcmp(value, "gicv2m")) {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_GICV2M;
>>> +    } else if (!strcmp(value, "none")) {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE;
>>> +    } else {
>>> +        error_setg(errp, "Invalid msi value");
>>> +        error_append_hint(errp, "Valid values are auto, gicv2m, its, 
>>> off\n");
>>> +    }
>>> }
>>> 
>>> -static void virt_set_its(Object *obj, Visitor *v, const char *name,
>>> -                          void *opaque, Error **errp)
>>> +static bool virt_get_its(Object *obj, Error **errp)
>>> {
>>>    VirtMachineState *vms = VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
>>> 
>>> -    visit_type_OnOffAuto(v, name, &vms->its, errp);
>>> +    return virt_is_its_enabled(vms);
>>> +}
>>> +
>>> +static void virt_set_its(Object *obj, bool value, Error **errp)
>>> +{
>>> +    VirtMachineState *vms = VIRT_MACHINE(obj);
>>> +
>>> +    if (value) {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_ITS;
>>> +    } else if (vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m) {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE;
>>> +    } else {
>>> +        vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_GICV2M;
>>> +    }
>>> }
>>> 
>>> static bool virt_get_dtb_randomness(Object *obj, Error **errp)
>>> @@ -3062,6 +3123,8 @@ static void 
>>> virt_machine_device_pre_plug_cb(HotplugHandler *hotplug_dev,
>>>            db_start = base_memmap[VIRT_GIC_V2M].base;
>>>            db_end = db_start + base_memmap[VIRT_GIC_V2M].size - 1;
>>>            break;
>>> +        case VIRT_MSI_CTRL_AUTO:
>>> +            g_assert_not_reached();
>>>        }
>>>        resv_prop_str = g_strdup_printf("0x%"PRIx64":0x%"PRIx64":%u",
>>>                                        db_start, db_end,
>>> @@ -3452,13 +3515,18 @@ static void virt_machine_class_init(ObjectClass 
>>> *oc, const void *data)
>>>                                          "guest CPU which implements the 
>>> ARM "
>>>                                          "Memory Tagging Extension");
>>> 
>>> -    object_class_property_add(oc, "its", "OnOffAuto",
>>> -        virt_get_its, virt_set_its,
>>> -        NULL, NULL);
>>> +    object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "its", virt_get_its,
>>> +                                   virt_set_its);
>>>    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "its",
>>>                                          "Set on/off to enable/disable "
>>>                                          "ITS instantiation");
>>> 
>>> +    object_class_property_add_str(oc, "msi", virt_get_msi,
>>> +                                  virt_set_msi);
>>> +    object_class_property_set_description(oc, "msi",
>>> +                                          "Set MSI settings. "
>>> +                                          "Valid values are 
>>> auto/gicv2m/its/off");
>>> +
>>>    object_class_property_add_bool(oc, "dtb-randomness",
>>>                                   virt_get_dtb_randomness,
>>>                                   virt_set_dtb_randomness);
>>> @@ -3515,7 +3583,7 @@ static void virt_instance_init(Object *obj)
>>>    vms->highmem_redists = true;
>>> 
>>>    /* Default allows ITS instantiation if available */
>>> -    vms->its = ON_OFF_AUTO_AUTO;
>>> +    vms->msi_controller = VIRT_MSI_CTRL_AUTO;
>>>    /* Allow ITS emulation if the machine version supports it */
>>>    vms->tcg_its = !vmc->no_tcg_its;
>>>    vms->no_gicv3_with_gicv2m = false;
>>> diff --git a/include/hw/arm/virt.h b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
>>> index 394b70c62e..ff43bcb739 100644
>>> --- a/include/hw/arm/virt.h
>>> +++ b/include/hw/arm/virt.h
>>> @@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ typedef enum VirtIOMMUType {
>>> 
>>> typedef enum VirtMSIControllerType {
>>>    VIRT_MSI_CTRL_NONE,
>>> +    /* This value is overriden at runtime.*/
>>> +    VIRT_MSI_CTRL_AUTO,
>>>    VIRT_MSI_CTRL_GICV2M,
>>>    VIRT_MSI_CTRL_ITS,
>>> } VirtMSIControllerType;
>>> @@ -147,7 +149,6 @@ struct VirtMachineState {
>>>    bool highmem_ecam;
>>>    bool highmem_mmio;
>>>    bool highmem_redists;
>>> -    OnOffAuto its;
>>>    bool tcg_its;
>>>    bool virt;
>>>    bool ras;
>>> @@ -217,5 +218,6 @@ static inline int 
>>> virt_gicv3_redist_region_count(VirtMachineState *vms)
>>> }
>>> 
>>> bool virt_is_its_enabled(VirtMachineState *vms);
>>> +bool virt_is_gicv2m_enabled(VirtMachineState *vms);
>>> 
>>> #endif /* QEMU_ARM_VIRT_H */

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