Use XICS Interrupt Controller for ppc64le

Using this interrupt controller will remove this warning from test output: qemu-system-ppc64: warning: kernel_irqchip allowed but unavailable: IRQ_XIVE capability must be present for KVM The previous link was 404. More info about pseries and XICS in new link. Signed-off-by: Mick Tarsel <[email protected]>
coreos · Oct 24, 2024 · 7653b93 · 7653b93
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diff --git a/mantle/platform/qemu.go b/mantle/platform/qemu.go
@@ -1383,8 +1383,8 @@ func baseQemuArgs(arch string, memoryMiB int) ([]string, error) {
 		ret = []string{
 			"qemu-system-ppc64",
 			// kvm-type=HV ensures we use bare metal KVM and not "user mode"
-			// https://qemu.readthedocs.io/en/latest/system/ppc/pseries.html#switching-between-the-kvm-pr-and-kvm-hv-kernel-module
-			"-machine", "pseries,kvm-type=HV," + machineArg,
+			// https://www.qemu.org/docs/master/system/ppc/pseries.html
+			"-machine", "pseries,kvm-type=HV,ic-mode=xics," + machineArg,
 		}
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("architecture %s not supported for qemu", arch)