/* * \brief Utilities for implementing VMMs on Genode/NOVA * \author Norman Feske * \date 2013-08-20 */ /* * Copyright (C) 2013 Genode Labs GmbH * * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed * under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2. */ #ifndef _INCLUDE__VMM__VCPU_DISPATCHER_H_ #define _INCLUDE__VMM__VCPU_DISPATCHER_H_ namespace Vmm { using namespace Genode; class Vcpu_dispatcher; } /** * Thread that handles virtualization events of a 'Vmm::Vcpu_thread' */ class Vmm::Vcpu_dispatcher : public Genode::Thread_base { private: Cap_connection &_cap; /** * Portal entry point entered on virtualization events * * For each event type used as argument of the 'register_handler' * function template, the compiler automatically generates a separate * instance of this function. The sole purpose of this function is to * call the 'Vcpu' member function corresponding to the event type. */ template static void _portal_entry() { /* obtain this pointer of the event handler */ Genode::Thread_base *myself = Genode::Thread_base::myself(); DISPATCHER *vd = static_cast(myself); /* call event-specific handler function */ (vd->*FUNC)(); /* continue execution of the guest */ Nova::reply(myself->stack_top()); } public: Vcpu_dispatcher(size_t stack_size, Cap_connection &cap) : Thread_base("vCPU dispatcher", stack_size), _cap(cap) { using namespace Genode; /* request creation of a 'local' EC */ _tid.ec_sel = Native_thread::INVALID_INDEX - 1; Thread_base::start(); } /** * Register virtualization event handler */ template bool register_handler(addr_t exc_base, Nova::Mtd mtd) { /* * Let the compiler generate an instance of a portal entry */ void (*entry)() = &_portal_entry; /* Create the portal at the desired selector index */ _cap.rcv_window(exc_base + EV); Native_capability thread_cap(tid().ec_sel); Native_capability handler = _cap.alloc(thread_cap, (Nova::mword_t)entry, mtd.value()); return handler.valid() && (exc_base + EV == handler.local_name()); } /** * Unused member of the 'Thread_base' interface * * Similarly to how 'Rpc_entrypoints' are handled, a 'Vcpu_dispatcher' * comes with a custom initialization procedure, which does not call * the thread's normal entry function. Instead, the thread's EC gets * associated with several portals, each for handling a specific * virtualization event. */ void entry() { } /** * Return capability selector of the VCPU's SM and EC * * The returned number corresponds to the VCPU's semaphore selector. * The consecutive number corresponds to the EC. The number returned by * this function is used by the VMM code as a unique identifier of the * VCPU. I.e., it gets passed as arguments for 'MessageHostOp' * operations. */ Nova::mword_t sel_sm_ec() { return tid().exc_pt_sel + Nova::SM_SEL_EC; } }; #endif /* _INCLUDE__VMM__VCPU_DISPATCHER_H_ */