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xen: Adopt some of the default config changes from XenServer #50

Closed RA-Kooi closed 2 months ago

RA-Kooi commented 2 months ago

cmos-rtc-probe: Now defaults to true, works around buggy ACPI implementations.

conring_size=64k: Increases the scrollback in the console of dom0.

console_timestamps: Use boot timestamps by default, like dmesg.

efi:attr=uc: Map EFI memory regions of unknown/unrecognized cacheability as fully uncachable. This might improve compatibility with some UEFI platforms.

extra_guest_irqs=64,: Increases the amount of PCI-IRQs to 64. Should improve compatibility and/or performance with PCI passthrough.

pv:32=$pv-shim: Automatically enable support for 32bit PV guests if xen is running in PV shim mode.

pv-linear-pt=false: Reduces attack surface by default instead of being opt-in.

scrub-domheap=true: Scrub domains' freed pages to avoid domains leaking secrets by releasing pages without proper sanitization. If they're passed to a new domain these secrets could be recoverable if not scrubbed.

watchdog=force: Panics if a processor is stuck for longer than the watchdog timeout. If a processor is stuck on a domU the watchdog will kill the domain. The toolstack will decide whether the domain is rebooting or shutting down. If a panic occurs on dom0 it will crash the host.