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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/virtual')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 85 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt | 10 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt | 2 |
3 files changed, 61 insertions, 36 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 228f9cf5a5b5..0007fef4ed81 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -68,9 +68,12 @@ description: Capability: which KVM extension provides this ioctl. Can be 'basic', which means that is will be provided by any kernel that supports - API version 12 (see section 4.1), or a KVM_CAP_xyz constant, which + API version 12 (see section 4.1), a KVM_CAP_xyz constant, which means availability needs to be checked with KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION - (see section 4.4). + (see section 4.4), or 'none' which means that while not all kernels + support this ioctl, there's no capability bit to check its + availability: for kernels that don't support the ioctl, + the ioctl returns -ENOTTY. Architectures: which instruction set architectures provide this ioctl. x86 includes both i386 and x86_64. @@ -604,7 +607,7 @@ struct kvm_fpu { 4.24 KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP, KVM_CAP_S390_IRQCHIP (s390) -Architectures: x86, ia64, ARM, arm64, s390 +Architectures: x86, ARM, arm64, s390 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: none Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -612,7 +615,7 @@ Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error Creates an interrupt controller model in the kernel. On x86, creates a virtual ioapic, a virtual PIC (two PICs, nested), and sets up future vcpus to have a local APIC. IRQ routing for GSIs 0-15 is set to both PIC and IOAPIC; GSI 16-23 -only go to the IOAPIC. On ia64, a IOSAPIC is created. On ARM/arm64, a GIC is +only go to the IOAPIC. On ARM/arm64, a GIC is created. On s390, a dummy irq routing table is created. Note that on s390 the KVM_CAP_S390_IRQCHIP vm capability needs to be enabled @@ -622,7 +625,7 @@ before KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP can be used. 4.25 KVM_IRQ_LINE Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP -Architectures: x86, ia64, arm, arm64 +Architectures: x86, arm, arm64 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_irq_level Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -676,7 +679,7 @@ struct kvm_irq_level { 4.26 KVM_GET_IRQCHIP Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP -Architectures: x86, ia64 +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_irqchip (in/out) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -698,7 +701,7 @@ struct kvm_irqchip { 4.27 KVM_SET_IRQCHIP Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP -Architectures: x86, ia64 +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_irqchip (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -991,7 +994,7 @@ for vm-wide capabilities. 4.38 KVM_GET_MP_STATE Capability: KVM_CAP_MP_STATE -Architectures: x86, ia64, s390 +Architectures: x86, s390 Type: vcpu ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_mp_state (out) Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error @@ -1005,16 +1008,15 @@ uniprocessor guests). Possible values are: - - KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE: the vcpu is currently running [x86, ia64] + - KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE: the vcpu is currently running [x86] - KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED: the vcpu is an application processor (AP) - which has not yet received an INIT signal [x86, - ia64] + which has not yet received an INIT signal [x86] - KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED: the vcpu has received an INIT signal, and is - now ready for a SIPI [x86, ia64] + now ready for a SIPI [x86] - KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED: the vcpu has executed a HLT instruction and - is waiting for an interrupt [x86, ia64] + is waiting for an interrupt [x86] - KVM_MP_STATE_SIPI_RECEIVED: the vcpu has just received a SIPI (vector - accessible via KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS) [x86, ia64] + accessible via KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS) [x86] - KVM_MP_STATE_STOPPED: the vcpu is stopped [s390] - KVM_MP_STATE_CHECK_STOP: the vcpu is in a special error state [s390] - KVM_MP_STATE_OPERATING: the vcpu is operating (running or halted) @@ -1022,7 +1024,7 @@ Possible values are: - KVM_MP_STATE_LOAD: the vcpu is in a special load/startup state [s390] -On x86 and ia64, this ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an +On x86, this ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an in-kernel irqchip, the multiprocessing state must be maintained by userspace on these architectures. @@ -1030,7 +1032,7 @@ these architectures. 4.39 KVM_SET_MP_STATE Capability: KVM_CAP_MP_STATE -Architectures: x86, ia64, s390 +Architectures: x86, s390 Type: vcpu ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_mp_state (in) Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error @@ -1038,7 +1040,7 @@ Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error Sets the vcpu's current "multiprocessing state"; see KVM_GET_MP_STATE for arguments. -On x86 and ia64, this ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an +On x86, this ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an in-kernel irqchip, the multiprocessing state must be maintained by userspace on these architectures. @@ -1065,7 +1067,7 @@ documentation when it pops into existence). 4.41 KVM_SET_BOOT_CPU_ID Capability: KVM_CAP_SET_BOOT_CPU_ID -Architectures: x86, ia64 +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: unsigned long vcpu_id Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1257,8 +1259,8 @@ The flags bitmap is defined as: 4.48 KVM_ASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE -Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_ASSIGNMENT -Architectures: x86 ia64 +Capability: none +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_pci_dev (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1298,25 +1300,36 @@ Only PCI header type 0 devices with PCI BAR resources are supported by device assignment. The user requesting this ioctl must have read/write access to the PCI sysfs resource files associated with the device. +Errors: + ENOTTY: kernel does not support this ioctl + + Other error conditions may be defined by individual device types or + have their standard meanings. + 4.49 KVM_DEASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE -Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_DEASSIGNMENT -Architectures: x86 ia64 +Capability: none +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_pci_dev (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error Ends PCI device assignment, releasing all associated resources. -See KVM_CAP_DEVICE_ASSIGNMENT for the data structure. Only assigned_dev_id is +See KVM_ASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE for the data structure. Only assigned_dev_id is used in kvm_assigned_pci_dev to identify the device. +Errors: + ENOTTY: kernel does not support this ioctl + + Other error conditions may be defined by individual device types or + have their standard meanings. 4.50 KVM_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ Capability: KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ -Architectures: x86 ia64 +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_irq (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1346,11 +1359,17 @@ The following flags are defined: It is not valid to specify multiple types per host or guest IRQ. However, the IRQ type of host and guest can differ or can even be null. +Errors: + ENOTTY: kernel does not support this ioctl + + Other error conditions may be defined by individual device types or + have their standard meanings. + 4.51 KVM_DEASSIGN_DEV_IRQ Capability: KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ -Architectures: x86 ia64 +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_irq (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1365,7 +1384,7 @@ KVM_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ. Partial deassignment of host or guest IRQ is allowed. 4.52 KVM_SET_GSI_ROUTING Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING -Architectures: x86 ia64 s390 +Architectures: x86 s390 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_irq_routing (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1423,8 +1442,8 @@ struct kvm_irq_routing_s390_adapter { 4.53 KVM_ASSIGN_SET_MSIX_NR -Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_MSIX -Architectures: x86 ia64 +Capability: none +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_msix_nr (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1445,8 +1464,8 @@ struct kvm_assigned_msix_nr { 4.54 KVM_ASSIGN_SET_MSIX_ENTRY -Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_MSIX -Architectures: x86 ia64 +Capability: none +Architectures: x86 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_msix_entry (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1461,6 +1480,12 @@ struct kvm_assigned_msix_entry { __u16 padding[3]; }; +Errors: + ENOTTY: kernel does not support this ioctl + + Other error conditions may be defined by individual device types or + have their standard meanings. + 4.55 KVM_SET_TSC_KHZ diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt index 0d16f96c0eac..d426fc87fe93 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt @@ -12,14 +12,14 @@ specific. 1. GROUP: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_CTRL Architectures: s390 -1.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_CTRL +1.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_ENABLE_CMMA Parameters: none -Returns: -EBUSY if already a vcpus is defined, otherwise 0 +Returns: -EBUSY if a vcpu is already defined, otherwise 0 -Enables CMMA for the virtual machine +Enables Collaborative Memory Management Assist (CMMA) for the virtual machine. -1.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CLR_CMMA -Parameteres: none +1.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_CLR_CMMA +Parameters: none Returns: 0 Clear the CMMA status for all guest pages, so any pages the guest marked diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt index 6d470ae7b073..2a71c8f29f68 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt @@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ MSR_KVM_ASYNC_PF_EN: 0x4b564d02 64 byte memory area which must be in guest RAM and must be zeroed. Bits 5-2 are reserved and should be zero. Bit 0 is 1 when asynchronous page faults are enabled on the vcpu 0 when - disabled. Bit 2 is 1 if asynchronous page faults can be injected + disabled. Bit 1 is 1 if asynchronous page faults can be injected when vcpu is in cpl == 0. First 4 byte of 64 byte memory location will be written to by |