@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ struct VirtIODevice
bool use_started;
bool started;
bool start_on_kick; /* when virtio 1.0 feature has not been negotiated */
+ bool disable_legacy_check;
VMChangeStateEntry *vmstate;
char *bus_name;
uint8_t device_endian;
@@ -394,5 +395,6 @@ static inline bool virtio_device_disabled(VirtIODevice *vdev)
}
bool virtio_legacy_allowed(VirtIODevice *vdev);
+bool virtio_legacy_check_disabled(VirtIODevice *vdev);
#endif
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ GlobalProperty hw_compat_5_0[] = {
{ "vmport", "x-signal-unsupported-cmd", "off" },
{ "vmport", "x-report-vmx-type", "off" },
{ "vmport", "x-cmds-v2", "off" },
+ { "virtio-device", "x-disable-legacy-check", "true" },
};
const size_t hw_compat_5_0_len = G_N_ELEMENTS(hw_compat_5_0);
@@ -1122,9 +1122,18 @@ static void virtio_ccw_device_plugged(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
}
if (!virtio_ccw_rev_max(dev) && !virtio_legacy_allowed(vdev)) {
- error_setg(errp, "Invalid value of property max_rev "
- "(is %d expected >= 1)", virtio_ccw_rev_max(dev));
- return;
+ /*
+ * To avoid migration issues, we allow legacy mode when legacy
+ * check is disabled in the old machine types (< 5.1).
+ */
+ if (virtio_legacy_check_disabled(vdev)) {
+ warn_report("device requires revision >= 1, but for backward "
+ "compatibility max_revision=0 is allowed");
+ } else {
+ error_setg(errp, "Invalid value of property max_rev "
+ "(is %d expected >= 1)", virtio_ccw_rev_max(dev));
+ return;
+ }
}
if (virtio_get_num_queues(vdev) > VIRTIO_QUEUE_MAX) {
@@ -1597,8 +1597,18 @@ static void virtio_pci_device_plugged(DeviceState *d, Error **errp)
if (legacy) {
if (!virtio_legacy_allowed(vdev)) {
- error_setg(errp, "device is modern-only, use disable-legacy=on");
- return;
+ /*
+ * To avoid migration issues, we allow legacy mode when legacy
+ * check is disabled in the old machine types (< 5.1).
+ */
+ if (virtio_legacy_check_disabled(vdev)) {
+ warn_report("device is modern-only, but for backward "
+ "compatibility legacy is allowed");
+ } else {
+ error_setg(errp,
+ "device is modern-only, use disable-legacy=on");
+ return;
+ }
}
if (virtio_host_has_feature(vdev, VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM)) {
error_setg(errp, "VIRTIO_F_IOMMU_PLATFORM was supported by"
@@ -3304,6 +3304,11 @@ bool virtio_legacy_allowed(VirtIODevice *vdev)
}
}
+bool virtio_legacy_check_disabled(VirtIODevice *vdev)
+{
+ return vdev->disable_legacy_check;
+}
+
hwaddr virtio_queue_get_desc_addr(VirtIODevice *vdev, int n)
{
return vdev->vq[n].vring.desc;
@@ -3713,6 +3718,8 @@ static Property virtio_properties[] = {
DEFINE_VIRTIO_COMMON_FEATURES(VirtIODevice, host_features),
DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("use-started", VirtIODevice, use_started, true),
DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("use-disabled-flag", VirtIODevice, use_disabled_flag, true),
+ DEFINE_PROP_BOOL("x-disable-legacy-check", VirtIODevice,
+ disable_legacy_check, false),
DEFINE_PROP_END_OF_LIST(),
};