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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index ba6c42c576dd..2cd6250b2896 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -1079,7 +1079,7 @@ yet and must be cleared on entry. 4.35 KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION -Capability: KVM_CAP_USER_MEM +Capability: KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY Architectures: all Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_userspace_memory_region (in) @@ -2205,7 +2205,7 @@ max_vq. This is the maximum vector length available to the guest on this vcpu, and determines which register slices are visible through this ioctl interface. -(See Documentation/arm64/sve.txt for an explanation of the "vq" +(See Documentation/arm64/sve.rst for an explanation of the "vq" nomenclature.) KVM_REG_ARM64_SVE_VLS is only accessible after KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT. @@ -3857,43 +3857,59 @@ Type: vcpu ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_nested_state (in/out) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error Errors: - E2BIG: the total state size (including the fixed-size part of struct - kvm_nested_state) exceeds the value of 'size' specified by + E2BIG: the total state size exceeds the value of 'size' specified by the user; the size required will be written into size. struct kvm_nested_state { __u16 flags; __u16 format; __u32 size; + union { - struct kvm_vmx_nested_state vmx; - struct kvm_svm_nested_state svm; + struct kvm_vmx_nested_state_hdr vmx; + struct kvm_svm_nested_state_hdr svm; + + /* Pad the header to 128 bytes. */ __u8 pad[120]; - }; - __u8 data[0]; + } hdr; + + union { + struct kvm_vmx_nested_state_data vmx[0]; + struct kvm_svm_nested_state_data svm[0]; + } data; }; #define KVM_STATE_NESTED_GUEST_MODE 0x00000001 #define KVM_STATE_NESTED_RUN_PENDING 0x00000002 +#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_EVMCS 0x00000004 -#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_GUEST_MODE 0x00000001 -#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_SMM_VMXON 0x00000002 +#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_FORMAT_VMX 0 +#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_FORMAT_SVM 1 -struct kvm_vmx_nested_state { +#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_VMX_VMCS_SIZE 0x1000 + +#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_VMX_SMM_GUEST_MODE 0x00000001 +#define KVM_STATE_NESTED_VMX_SMM_VMXON 0x00000002 + +struct kvm_vmx_nested_state_hdr { __u64 vmxon_pa; - __u64 vmcs_pa; + __u64 vmcs12_pa; struct { __u16 flags; } smm; }; +struct kvm_vmx_nested_state_data { + __u8 vmcs12[KVM_STATE_NESTED_VMX_VMCS_SIZE]; + __u8 shadow_vmcs12[KVM_STATE_NESTED_VMX_VMCS_SIZE]; +}; + This ioctl copies the vcpu's nested virtualization state from the kernel to userspace. -The maximum size of the state, including the fixed-size part of struct -kvm_nested_state, can be retrieved by passing KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE to -the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl(). +The maximum size of the state can be retrieved by passing KVM_CAP_NESTED_STATE +to the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl(). 4.115 KVM_SET_NESTED_STATE @@ -3903,8 +3919,8 @@ Type: vcpu ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_nested_state (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error -This copies the vcpu's kvm_nested_state struct from userspace to the kernel. For -the definition of struct kvm_nested_state, see KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE. +This copies the vcpu's kvm_nested_state struct from userspace to the kernel. +For the definition of struct kvm_nested_state, see KVM_GET_NESTED_STATE. 4.116 KVM_(UN)REGISTER_COALESCED_MMIO @@ -4065,6 +4081,32 @@ KVM_ARM_VCPU_FINALIZE call. See KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT for details of vcpu features that require finalization using this ioctl. +4.120 KVM_SET_PMU_EVENT_FILTER + +Capability: KVM_CAP_PMU_EVENT_FILTER +Architectures: x86 +Type: vm ioctl +Parameters: struct kvm_pmu_event_filter (in) +Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error + +struct kvm_pmu_event_filter { + __u32 action; + __u32 nevents; + __u64 events[0]; +}; + +This ioctl restricts the set of PMU events that the guest can program. +The argument holds a list of events which will be allowed or denied. +The eventsel+umask of each event the guest attempts to program is compared +against the events field to determine whether the guest should have access. +This only affects general purpose counters; fixed purpose counters can +be disabled by changing the perfmon CPUID leaf. + +Valid values for 'action': +#define KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW 0 +#define KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY 1 + + 5. The kvm_run structure ------------------------ @@ -4893,6 +4935,8 @@ Valid bits in args[0] are #define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_MWAIT (1 << 0) #define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_HLT (1 << 1) +#define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_PAUSE (1 << 2) +#define KVM_X86_DISABLE_EXITS_CSTATE (1 << 3) Enabling this capability on a VM provides userspace with a way to no longer intercept some instructions for improved latency in some |