RAM configuration for uvmm

Without a memory node in the device tree

setup default RAM for guest VM.
RAM starts either
- at base-address which defaults to 0x0 or the base address value set via the -b cmdline option or
- in case of identity mapping at the host-physical address of the dataspace allocated for the RAM

With a memory node in the device tree

The memory node needs at least the properties device_type and l4vmm,dscap:

 memory@0 {
   device_type = "memory";
   l4vmm,dscap = "ram";
 }

Where the given l4vmm,dscap name is accessible in the capability namespace of the uvmm. If the capability is invalid, the memory node is disabled.

If memory nodes are given, but none provides valid RAM the configuration is invalid and uvmm refuses to boot.

Additional properties of the memory node are reg and dma-ranges.

The reg property describes the location in the guest's address space that should be backed by RAM.

The dma-ranges property describes the offset between guest-physical and host-physical addresses. The guest can evaluate this non-standard property to derive the correct DMA addresses to program into passed-through devices. Usage of this property requires modification of guest code.

Without reg and dma-ranges properties

The reg property is optional only in case the uvmm maps the guest's RAM into the VM under the host-physical addresses of the backing memory (l4vmm,dscap).

This case can be forced via the cmdline parameter -i and is the default for platforms without IOMMU, but with DMA capable devices on the configured vBus.

Without a reg property, but with a dma-ranges property

If the -i cmdline parameter is given, identity mapping is forced and the behavior is the same as in the case above. Additionally, the dma-ranges property is written

In case no -i cmdline parameter is given, the configuration is invalid and uvmm refuses to boot.

With a reg property

uvmm parses the reg property of the memory node and maps the memory into the VM to the given range(s).

If the -i cmdline parameter is set, the reg property is ignored and the memory is mapped into the VM under the corresponding host-physical addresses of the backing memory (l4vmm,dscap)

With a reg and dma-ranges property

uvmm parses the reg property of the memory node and maps the memory into the VM to the given range(s).

The dma-ranges property is filled with the corresponding host-physical addresses of the backing memory (l4vmm,dscap).