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QEMU<->ACPI BIOS CPU hotplug interface
======================================
QEMU supports CPU hotplug via ACPI. This document
describes the interface between QEMU and the ACPI BIOS.
ACPI BIOS GPE.2 handler is dedicated for notifying OS about CPU hot-add
and hot-remove events.
Legacy ACPI CPU hotplug interface registers
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CPU present bitmap for:
- ICH9-LPC (IO port 0x0cd8-0xcf7, 1-byte access)
- PIIX-PM (IO port 0xaf00-0xaf1f, 1-byte access)
- One bit per CPU. Bit position reflects corresponding CPU APIC ID. Read-only.
- The first DWORD in bitmap is used in write mode to switch from legacy
to modern CPU hotplug interface, write 0 into it to do switch.
QEMU sets corresponding CPU bit on hot-add event and issues SCI
with GPE.2 event set. CPU present map is read by ACPI BIOS GPE.2 handler
to notify OS about CPU hot-add events. CPU hot-remove isn't supported.
Modern ACPI CPU hotplug interface registers
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Register block base address:
- ICH9-LPC IO port 0x0cd8
- PIIX-PM IO port 0xaf00
Register block size:
- ACPI_CPU_HOTPLUG_REG_LEN = 12
All accesses to registers described below, imply little-endian byte order.
Reserved registers behavior:
- write accesses are ignored
- read accesses return all bits set to 0.
The last stored value in 'CPU selector' must refer to a possible CPU, otherwise
- reads from any register return 0
- writes to any other register are ignored until valid value is stored into it
On QEMU start, 'CPU selector' is initialized to a valid value, on reset it
keeps the current value.
Read access behavior
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
offset [0x0-0x3]
Command data 2: (DWORD access)
If value last stored in 'Command field' is:
0:
reads as 0x0
3:
upper 32 bits of architecture specific CPU ID value
other values:
reserved
offset [0x4]
CPU device status fields: (1 byte access)
bits:
0:
Device is enabled and may be used by guest
1:
Device insert event, used to distinguish device for which
no device check event to OSPM was issued.
It's valid only when bit 0 is set.
2:
Device remove event, used to distinguish device for which
no device eject request to OSPM was issued. Firmware must
ignore this bit.
3:
reserved and should be ignored by OSPM
4:
if set to 1, OSPM requests firmware to perform device eject.
5-7:
reserved and should be ignored by OSPM
offset [0x5-0x7]
reserved
offset [0x8]
Command data: (DWORD access)
If value last stored in 'Command field' is one of:
0:
contains 'CPU selector' value of a CPU with pending event[s]
3:
lower 32 bits of architecture specific CPU ID value
(in x86 case: APIC ID)
otherwise:
contains 0
Write access behavior
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
offset [0x0-0x3]
CPU selector: (DWORD access)
Selects active CPU device. All following accesses to other
registers will read/store data from/to selected CPU.
Valid values: [0 .. max_cpus)
offset [0x4]
CPU device control fields: (1 byte access)
bits:
0:
reserved, OSPM must clear it before writing to register.
1:
if set to 1 clears device insert event, set by OSPM
after it has emitted device check event for the
selected CPU device
2:
if set to 1 clears device remove event, set by OSPM
after it has emitted device eject request for the
selected CPU device.
3:
if set to 1 initiates device eject, set by OSPM when it
triggers CPU device removal and calls _EJ0 method or by firmware
when bit #4 is set. In case bit #4 were set, it's cleared as
part of device eject.
4:
if set to 1, OSPM hands over device eject to firmware.
Firmware shall issue device eject request as described above
(bit #3) and OSPM should not touch device eject bit (#3) in case
it's asked firmware to perform CPU device eject.
5-7:
reserved, OSPM must clear them before writing to register
offset[0x5]
Command field: (1 byte access)
value:
0:
selects a CPU device with inserting/removing events and
following reads from 'Command data' register return
selected CPU ('CPU selector' value).
If no CPU with events found, the current 'CPU selector' doesn't
change and corresponding insert/remove event flags are not modified.
1:
following writes to 'Command data' register set OST event
register in QEMU
2:
following writes to 'Command data' register set OST status
register in QEMU
3:
following reads from 'Command data' and 'Command data 2' return
architecture specific CPU ID value for currently selected CPU.
other values:
reserved
offset [0x6-0x7]
reserved
offset [0x8]
Command data: (DWORD access)
If last stored 'Command field' value is:
1:
stores value into OST event register
2:
stores value into OST status register, triggers
ACPI_DEVICE_OST QMP event from QEMU to external applications
with current values of OST event and status registers.
other values:
reserved
Typical usecases
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(x86) Detecting and enabling modern CPU hotplug interface
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
QEMU starts with legacy CPU hotplug interface enabled. Detecting and
switching to modern interface is based on the 2 legacy CPU hotplug features:
#. Writes into CPU bitmap are ignored.
#. CPU bitmap always has bit #0 set, corresponding to boot CPU.
Use following steps to detect and enable modern CPU hotplug interface:
#. Store 0x0 to the 'CPU selector' register, attempting to switch to modern mode
#. Store 0x0 to the 'CPU selector' register, to ensure valid selector value
#. Store 0x0 to the 'Command field' register
#. Read the 'Command data 2' register.
If read value is 0x0, the modern interface is enabled.
Otherwise legacy or no CPU hotplug interface available
Get a cpu with pending event
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#. Store 0x0 to the 'CPU selector' register.
#. Store 0x0 to the 'Command field' register.
#. Read the 'CPU device status fields' register.
#. If both bit #1 and bit #2 are clear in the value read, there is no CPU
with a pending event and selected CPU remains unchanged.
#. Otherwise, read the 'Command data' register. The value read is the
selector of the CPU with the pending event (which is already selected).
Enumerate CPUs present/non present CPUs
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
#. Set the present CPU count to 0.
#. Set the iterator to 0.
#. Store 0x0 to the 'CPU selector' register, to ensure that it's in
a valid state and that access to other registers won't be ignored.
#. Store 0x0 to the 'Command field' register to make 'Command data'
register return 'CPU selector' value of selected CPU
#. Read the 'CPU device status fields' register.
#. If bit #0 is set, increment the present CPU count.
#. Increment the iterator.
#. Store the iterator to the 'CPU selector' register.
#. Read the 'Command data' register.
#. If the value read is not zero, goto 05.
#. Otherwise store 0x0 to the 'CPU selector' register, to put it
into a valid state and exit.
The iterator at this point equals "max_cpus".
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