On 03/02/18 11:50 +0000, Anthony PERARD wrote:
> On Wed, Feb 28, 2018 at 03:56:54PM +0800, Haozhong Zhang wrote:
> > On 02/27/18 16:41 +0000, Anthony PERARD wrote:
> > > On Thu, Dec 07, 2017 at 06:18:05PM +0800, Haozhong Zhang wrote:
> > > > @@ -108,7 +109,10 @@ void pc_dimm_memory_plug(DeviceState *dev, 
> > > > MemoryHotplugState *hpms,
> > > >      }
> > > >  
> > > >      memory_region_add_subregion(&hpms->mr, addr - hpms->base, mr);
> > > > -    vmstate_register_ram(vmstate_mr, dev);
> > > > +    /* memory-backend-xen is not backed by RAM. */
> > > > +    if (!xen_enabled()) {
> > > 
> > > Is it possible to have the same condition as the one used in
> > > host_memory_backend_memory_complete? i.e. base on whether the memory
> > > region is mapped or not (backend->mr.ram_block).
> > 
> > Like "if (!xen_enabled() || backend->mr.ram_block))"? No, it will mute
> > the abortion (vmstate_register_ram --> qemu_ram_set_idstr ) caused by
> > the case that !backend->mr.ram_block in the non-xen environment.
> 
> In non-xen environment, vmstate_register_ram() will be called, because
> !xen_enabled() is true, it would not matter if there is a ram_block or
> not.

Sorry, I really meant 'if (backend->mr.ram_block)', which may mute the
abortion in non-xen environment. 'if (!xen_enabled())' keeps the
original semantics in non-xen environment, so it's unlikely to break
the non-xen usage.

Haozhong

> 
> But if there is a memory-backend that can run in a xen environment that
> have a ram_block, vmstate_register_ram would not be called in the
> origial patch, but if we use (!xen_enabled() || vmstate_mr->ram_block)
> as condition then vmstate_register_ram will be called.
> 
> Is this make sense?
> 
> > > > +        vmstate_register_ram(vmstate_mr, dev);
> > > > +    }
> > > >      numa_set_mem_node_id(addr, memory_region_size(mr), dimm->node);
> > > >  
> > > >  out:
> 
> -- 
> Anthony PERARD
> 

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