[SeaBIOS] ohci bulk?

[Kevin O'Connor]

On Fri, Nov 19, 2010 at 03:39:58PM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 11/19/2010 02:58 PM, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
> > On 09/23/10 14:56, Kevin O'Connor wrote:
> > 
> >> I suppose one could write a simple SMI handler that just set the OHCI
> >> cmdstatus bits.  That probably wouldn't be too hard and it wouldn't be
> >> too complex.
> > 
> >    Hi folks,
> > 
> > What is the current state of affairs?  Sooner or later we'll need a 
> > solution for the pci-bar-access-from-real-mode issue ...
> > 
> > I looked briefly at the usb3 specs and I think it is impossible to drive 
> > a xHCI adapter without access to the PCI bar.

Looking briefly myself, it does look like accessing the doorbell
registers will be necessary.

> > Also AHCI support needs access to the PCI bar to submit commands and 
> > check status.

Yeah - it looks that way to me as well.

> 
> Would INT 15h, AH=87h do the job well enough?  Otherwise it's probably
> SMM or bust...

I don't think int1587 would work reliably.  So, I'd say SMM would be
needed.

I suppose one could implement a simple SMM gateway - write a magic IO
bit to invoke the SMM handler, have the SMM handler backup the cpu
state somewhere in BIOS owned memory, and then leave SMM mode with
execution at a BIOS handler running in 32bit flat mode.  The BIOS
handler could then do its work and manually return the CPU to its
initial state before returning to the guest.  The BIOS would need to
ensure that it didn't allow interrupts (or NMIs) while in this mode,
but that's possible.  One would probably want to ensure that the BIOS
didn't touch any non-BIOS owned memory in this state as well, but
that's also possible.

-Kevin