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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-03-28 20:33:34 +0200 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2017-03-28 20:33:34 +0200 |
commit | 050fc52d83c47279ddc115636741105ec1d4886a (patch) | |
tree | 3c1bc4e27c38d25d0680cd98da2084977fdf0877 /Documentation | |
parent | Merge tag 'edac_for_4.11_2' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/... (diff) | |
parent | KVM: x86: cleanup the page tracking SRCU instance (diff) | |
download | linux-050fc52d83c47279ddc115636741105ec1d4886a.tar.xz linux-050fc52d83c47279ddc115636741105ec1d4886a.zip |
Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm
Pull KVM fixes from Paolo Bonzini:
"All x86-specific, apart from some arch-independent syzkaller fixes"
* tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm:
KVM: x86: cleanup the page tracking SRCU instance
KVM: nVMX: fix nested EPT detection
KVM: pci-assign: do not map smm memory slot pages in vt-d page tables
KVM: kvm_io_bus_unregister_dev() should never fail
KVM: VMX: Fix enable VPID conditions
KVM: nVMX: Fix nested VPID vmx exec control
KVM: x86: correct async page present tracepoint
kvm: vmx: Flush TLB when the APIC-access address changes
KVM: x86: use pic/ioapic destructor when destroy vm
KVM: x86: check existance before destroy
KVM: x86: clear bus pointer when destroyed
KVM: Documentation: document MCE ioctls
KVM: nVMX: don't reset kvm mmu twice
PTP: fix ptr_ret.cocci warnings
kvm: fix usage of uninit spinlock in avic_vm_destroy()
KVM: VMX: downgrade warning on unexpected exit code
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 63 |
1 files changed, 63 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 3c248f772ae6..fd106899afd1 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -3377,6 +3377,69 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt { __u32 pad; }; +4.104 KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED + +Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE +Architectures: x86 +Type: system ioctl +Parameters: u64 mce_cap (out) +Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error + +Returns supported MCE capabilities. The u64 mce_cap parameter +has the same format as the MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP register. Supported +capabilities will have the corresponding bits set. + +4.105 KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE + +Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE +Architectures: x86 +Type: vcpu ioctl +Parameters: u64 mcg_cap (in) +Returns: 0 on success, + -EFAULT if u64 mcg_cap cannot be read, + -EINVAL if the requested number of banks is invalid, + -EINVAL if requested MCE capability is not supported. + +Initializes MCE support for use. The u64 mcg_cap parameter +has the same format as the MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP register and +specifies which capabilities should be enabled. The maximum +supported number of error-reporting banks can be retrieved when +checking for KVM_CAP_MCE. The supported capabilities can be +retrieved with KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED. + +4.106 KVM_X86_SET_MCE + +Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE +Architectures: x86 +Type: vcpu ioctl +Parameters: struct kvm_x86_mce (in) +Returns: 0 on success, + -EFAULT if struct kvm_x86_mce cannot be read, + -EINVAL if the bank number is invalid, + -EINVAL if VAL bit is not set in status field. + +Inject a machine check error (MCE) into the guest. The input +parameter is: + +struct kvm_x86_mce { + __u64 status; + __u64 addr; + __u64 misc; + __u64 mcg_status; + __u8 bank; + __u8 pad1[7]; + __u64 pad2[3]; +}; + +If the MCE being reported is an uncorrected error, KVM will +inject it as an MCE exception into the guest. If the guest +MCG_STATUS register reports that an MCE is in progress, KVM +causes an KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN vmexit. + +Otherwise, if the MCE is a corrected error, KVM will just +store it in the corresponding bank (provided this bank is +not holding a previously reported uncorrected error). + 5. The kvm_run structure ------------------------ |