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Refresh the guest's APCB by filtering the APQNs and control domain numbers
assigned to the matrix mdev.
Filtering of APQNs:
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APQNs that do not reference an AP queue device bound to the vfio_ap device
driver must be filtered from the APQNs assigned to the matrix mdev before
they can be assigned to the guest's APCB. Given that the APQNs are
configured in the guest's APCB as a matrix of APIDs (adapters) and APQIs
(domains), it is not possible to filter an individual APQN. For example,
suppose the matrix of APQNs is structured as follows:
APIDs
3 4 5
0 (3,0) (4,0) (5,0)
APQIs 1 (3,1) (4,1) (5,1)
2 (3,2) (4,2) (5,2)
Now suppose APQN (4,1) does not reference a queue device bound to the
vfio_ap device driver. If we filter APID 4, the APQNs (4,0), (4,1) and
(4,2) will be removed. Similarly, if we filter domain 1, APQNs (3,1),
(4,1) and (5,1) will be removed.
To resolve this dilemma, the choice was made to filter the APID - in this
case 4 - from the guest's APCB. The reason for this design decision is
because the APID references an AP adapter which is a real hardware device
that can be physically installed, removed, enabled or disabled; whereas, a
domain is a partition within the adapter. It therefore better reflects
reality to remove the APID from the guest's APCB.
Filtering of control domains:
----------------------------
Any control domains that are not assigned to the host's AP configuration
will be filtered from those assigned to the matrix mdev before assigning
them to the guest's APCB.
Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
Reviewed-by: Jason J. Herne <jjherne@linux.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: Alexander Gordeev <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>
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