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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index 9b01e3d0e757..9497792c4ee5 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -6221,11 +6221,25 @@ to the byte array. __u64 flags; } hypercall; -Unused. This was once used for 'hypercall to userspace'. To implement -such functionality, use KVM_EXIT_IO (x86) or KVM_EXIT_MMIO (all except s390). + +It is strongly recommended that userspace use ``KVM_EXIT_IO`` (x86) or +``KVM_EXIT_MMIO`` (all except s390) to implement functionality that +requires a guest to interact with host userpace. .. note:: KVM_EXIT_IO is significantly faster than KVM_EXIT_MMIO. +For arm64: +---------- + +``nr`` contains the function ID of the guest's SMCCC call. Userspace is +expected to use the ``KVM_GET_ONE_REG`` ioctl to retrieve the call +parameters from the vCPU's GPRs. + +Definition of ``flags``: + - ``KVM_HYPERCALL_EXIT_SMC``: Indicates that the guest used the SMC + conduit to initiate the SMCCC call. If this bit is 0 then the guest + used the HVC conduit for the SMCCC call. + :: /* KVM_EXIT_TPR_ACCESS */ |