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Mon-3-Mar, 10:05am, Christoffer Dall
LCA14-101: ARM VM Standards
• Discussion at LCU13
• Trying to answer main question:
How do distribution vendors package and ship ARM
VMs so that they can be expected to run on the
ARM hypervisors out there?
Background
• RFC sent to:
• cross-distro@lists.linaro.org
• kvmarm@lists.cs.columbia.edu
• kvm@vger.kernel.org
• linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
• xen-devel@lists.xen.org
Proposed ARM VM Image Spec
• Build single image, run everywhere
• Valid recommendations for both aarch32 and aarch64
• The SBSA doesn’t cover it
• Mandated EL2
• Mandates pl011
• aarch32 not supported
Goal
• Must be well-defined
• Must be GPT with EFI application in EFI System
Partition (ESP)
• Must use removable path (no preexisting UEFI config)
• Supports both KVM and Xen
• Example: Grub2 as EFI application loads Linux
Image Format
• Required: Must be able to boot EFI application in ESP
• Obvious recommendation is UEFI implementation
• Linaro is already working on this
• Recommended to support persistent environment
storage:
• Supports adding disks later
• Supports running installers later
• Firmware distributed as part of distribution, not with VM
image
Virtual Firmware
• The Linux kernel boot protocol requires an FDT
• Even when using ACPI and UEFI
• FDT -> UEFI System Table -> ACPI root pointer
• Therefore:
• ACPI is discoverable through FDT, or
• the FDT describes the system directly
Hardware Description
• Must support at least one of:
• (1) aarch32 on aarch32
• (2) aarch32 on aarch64
• (3) aarch64 on aarch64
• Mandatory peripherals:
• Serial console (pl011, virtio-console, or Xen PV console)
• GICv2 or newer
• Architected Timer
• Hotpluggable bus (virtual PCIe or Xen PV bus)
VM Platform
• Must support GICv2 and newer. Maintaining backwards
compatibility.
• Strongly recommended to support all of:
• block, network, console, balloon drivers, e.g.
• virtio-pci
• virtio-mmio
• Xen PV drivers
• Will leverage mach-virt kernel facilities, but these are loosely coupled concepts.
Guest OS Recommendations
• Mandate serial port (reduced pl011)
• Use cases for ACPI (device assignment, verification,
unification)
• Fixed memory map (UEFI)
• Issue concerning kernel comand line (console=?)
Open Questions
• RFC: http://lists.linaro.org/pipermail/cross-distro/2014-February/000589.html
• Questions?
Resources and Questions
More about Linaro Connect: http://connect.linaro.org
More about Linaro: http://www.linaro.org/about/
More about Linaro engineering: http://www.linaro.org/engineering/
Linaro members: www.linaro.org/members

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LCA14: LCA14-101: ARM VM Standards

  • 1. Mon-3-Mar, 10:05am, Christoffer Dall LCA14-101: ARM VM Standards
  • 2. • Discussion at LCU13 • Trying to answer main question: How do distribution vendors package and ship ARM VMs so that they can be expected to run on the ARM hypervisors out there? Background
  • 3. • RFC sent to: • cross-distro@lists.linaro.org • kvmarm@lists.cs.columbia.edu • kvm@vger.kernel.org • linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org • xen-devel@lists.xen.org Proposed ARM VM Image Spec
  • 4. • Build single image, run everywhere • Valid recommendations for both aarch32 and aarch64 • The SBSA doesn’t cover it • Mandated EL2 • Mandates pl011 • aarch32 not supported Goal
  • 5. • Must be well-defined • Must be GPT with EFI application in EFI System Partition (ESP) • Must use removable path (no preexisting UEFI config) • Supports both KVM and Xen • Example: Grub2 as EFI application loads Linux Image Format
  • 6. • Required: Must be able to boot EFI application in ESP • Obvious recommendation is UEFI implementation • Linaro is already working on this • Recommended to support persistent environment storage: • Supports adding disks later • Supports running installers later • Firmware distributed as part of distribution, not with VM image Virtual Firmware
  • 7. • The Linux kernel boot protocol requires an FDT • Even when using ACPI and UEFI • FDT -> UEFI System Table -> ACPI root pointer • Therefore: • ACPI is discoverable through FDT, or • the FDT describes the system directly Hardware Description
  • 8. • Must support at least one of: • (1) aarch32 on aarch32 • (2) aarch32 on aarch64 • (3) aarch64 on aarch64 • Mandatory peripherals: • Serial console (pl011, virtio-console, or Xen PV console) • GICv2 or newer • Architected Timer • Hotpluggable bus (virtual PCIe or Xen PV bus) VM Platform
  • 9. • Must support GICv2 and newer. Maintaining backwards compatibility. • Strongly recommended to support all of: • block, network, console, balloon drivers, e.g. • virtio-pci • virtio-mmio • Xen PV drivers • Will leverage mach-virt kernel facilities, but these are loosely coupled concepts. Guest OS Recommendations
  • 10. • Mandate serial port (reduced pl011) • Use cases for ACPI (device assignment, verification, unification) • Fixed memory map (UEFI) • Issue concerning kernel comand line (console=?) Open Questions
  • 12. More about Linaro Connect: http://connect.linaro.org More about Linaro: http://www.linaro.org/about/ More about Linaro engineering: http://www.linaro.org/engineering/ Linaro members: www.linaro.org/members