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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index a30035dd4c2..0fe36497642 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -586,8 +586,8 @@ struct kvm_fpu { 4.24 KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP -Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP -Architectures: x86, ia64, ARM, arm64 +Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP, KVM_CAP_S390_IRQCHIP (s390) +Architectures: x86, ia64, ARM, arm64, s390 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: none Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -596,7 +596,10 @@ 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 -created. +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 +before KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP can be used. 4.25 KVM_IRQ_LINE @@ -612,6 +615,20 @@ On some architectures it is required that an interrupt controller model has been previously created with KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Note that edge-triggered interrupts require the level to be set to 1 and then back to 0. +On real hardware, interrupt pins can be active-low or active-high. This +does not matter for the level field of struct kvm_irq_level: 1 always +means active (asserted), 0 means inactive (deasserted). + +x86 allows the operating system to program the interrupt polarity +(active-low/active-high) for level-triggered interrupts, and KVM used +to consider the polarity. However, due to bitrot in the handling of +active-low interrupts, the above convention is now valid on x86 too. +This is signaled by KVM_CAP_X86_IOAPIC_POLARITY_IGNORED. Userspace +should not present interrupts to the guest as active-low unless this +capability is present (or unless it is not using the in-kernel irqchip, +of course). + + ARM/arm64 can signal an interrupt either at the CPU level, or at the in-kernel irqchip (GIC), and for in-kernel irqchip can tell the GIC to use PPIs designated for specific cpus. The irq field is interpreted @@ -628,7 +645,7 @@ The irq_type field has the following values: (The irq_id field thus corresponds nicely to the IRQ ID in the ARM GIC specs) -In both cases, level is used to raise/lower the line. +In both cases, level is used to assert/deassert the line. struct kvm_irq_level { union { @@ -918,9 +935,9 @@ documentation when it pops into existence). 4.37 KVM_ENABLE_CAP -Capability: KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP +Capability: KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP, KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP_VM Architectures: ppc, s390 -Type: vcpu ioctl +Type: vcpu ioctl, vm ioctl (with KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP_VM) Parameters: struct kvm_enable_cap (in) Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error @@ -951,6 +968,8 @@ function properly, this is the place to put them. __u8 pad[64]; }; +The vcpu ioctl should be used for vcpu-specific capabilities, the vm ioctl +for vm-wide capabilities. 4.38 KVM_GET_MP_STATE @@ -1320,7 +1339,7 @@ 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 +Architectures: x86 ia64 s390 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_irq_routing (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -1343,6 +1362,7 @@ struct kvm_irq_routing_entry { union { struct kvm_irq_routing_irqchip irqchip; struct kvm_irq_routing_msi msi; + struct kvm_irq_routing_s390_adapter adapter; __u32 pad[8]; } u; }; @@ -1350,6 +1370,7 @@ struct kvm_irq_routing_entry { /* gsi routing entry types */ #define KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_IRQCHIP 1 #define KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_MSI 2 +#define KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_S390_ADAPTER 3 No flags are specified so far, the corresponding field must be set to zero. @@ -1365,6 +1386,14 @@ struct kvm_irq_routing_msi { __u32 pad; }; +struct kvm_irq_routing_s390_adapter { + __u64 ind_addr; + __u64 summary_addr; + __u64 ind_offset; + __u32 summary_offset; + __u32 adapter_id; +}; + 4.53 KVM_ASSIGN_SET_MSIX_NR @@ -1462,7 +1491,7 @@ struct kvm_lapic_state { char regs[KVM_APIC_REG_SIZE]; }; -Copies the input argument into the the Local APIC registers. The data format +Copies the input argument into the Local APIC registers. The data format and layout are the same as documented in the architecture manual. @@ -1765,6 +1794,11 @@ registers, find a list below: PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_MMCR0 | 64 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_MMCR1 | 64 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_MMCRA | 64 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_MMCR2 | 64 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_MMCRS | 64 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_SIAR | 64 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_SDAR | 64 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_SIER | 64 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_PMC1 | 32 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_PMC2 | 32 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_PMC3 | 32 @@ -1838,6 +1872,8 @@ registers, find a list below: PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_LPCR | 64 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_PPR | 64 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_ARCH_COMPAT 32 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_DABRX | 32 + PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_WORT | 64 PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_TM_GPR0 | 64 ... PPC | KVM_REG_PPC_TM_GPR31 | 64 @@ -2036,7 +2072,7 @@ the "Server" class MMU emulation supported by KVM. This can in turn be used by userspace to generate the appropriate device-tree properties for the guest operating system. -The structure contains some global informations, followed by an +The structure contains some global information, followed by an array of supported segment page sizes: struct kvm_ppc_smmu_info { @@ -2096,7 +2132,7 @@ into the hash PTE second double word). 4.75 KVM_IRQFD Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQFD -Architectures: x86 +Architectures: x86 s390 Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_irqfd (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error @@ -2104,7 +2140,7 @@ Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error Allows setting an eventfd to directly trigger a guest interrupt. kvm_irqfd.fd specifies the file descriptor to use as the eventfd and kvm_irqfd.gsi specifies the irqchip pin toggled by this event. When -an event is tiggered on the eventfd, an interrupt is injected into +an event is triggered on the eventfd, an interrupt is injected into the guest using the specified gsi pin. The irqfd is removed using the KVM_IRQFD_FLAG_DEASSIGN flag, specifying both kvm_irqfd.fd and kvm_irqfd.gsi. @@ -2115,7 +2151,7 @@ interrupts. When KVM_IRQFD_FLAG_RESAMPLE is set the user must pass an additional eventfd in the kvm_irqfd.resamplefd field. When operating in resample mode, posting of an interrupt through kvm_irq.fd asserts the specified gsi in the irqchip. When the irqchip is resampled, such -as from an EOI, the gsi is de-asserted and the user is notifed via +as from an EOI, the gsi is de-asserted and the user is notified via kvm_irqfd.resamplefd. It is the user's responsibility to re-queue the interrupt if the device making use of it still requires service. Note that closing the resamplefd is not sufficient to disable the @@ -2181,6 +2217,8 @@ KVM_S390_SIGP_STOP (vcpu) - sigp restart KVM_S390_PROGRAM_INT (vcpu) - program check; code in parm KVM_S390_SIGP_SET_PREFIX (vcpu) - sigp set prefix; prefix address in parm KVM_S390_RESTART (vcpu) - restart +KVM_S390_INT_CLOCK_COMP (vcpu) - clock comparator interrupt +KVM_S390_INT_CPU_TIMER (vcpu) - CPU timer interrupt KVM_S390_INT_VIRTIO (vm) - virtio external interrupt; external interrupt parameters in parm and parm64 KVM_S390_INT_SERVICE (vm) - sclp external interrupt; sclp parameter in parm @@ -2284,8 +2322,8 @@ struct kvm_create_device { 4.80 KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR/KVM_GET_DEVICE_ATTR -Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL -Type: device ioctl +Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL, KVM_CAP_VM_ATTRIBUTES for vm device +Type: device ioctl, vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_device_attr Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error Errors: @@ -2310,8 +2348,8 @@ struct kvm_device_attr { 4.81 KVM_HAS_DEVICE_ATTR -Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL -Type: device ioctl +Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_CTRL, KVM_CAP_VM_ATTRIBUTES for vm device +Type: device ioctl, vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_device_attr Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error Errors: @@ -2327,7 +2365,7 @@ current state. "addr" is ignored. Capability: basic Architectures: arm, arm64 Type: vcpu ioctl -Parameters: struct struct kvm_vcpu_init (in) +Parameters: struct kvm_vcpu_init (in) Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error Errors: EINVAL: the target is unknown, or the combination of features is invalid. @@ -2346,6 +2384,8 @@ Possible features: Depends on KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI. - KVM_ARM_VCPU_EL1_32BIT: Starts the CPU in a 32bit mode. Depends on KVM_CAP_ARM_EL1_32BIT (arm64 only). + - KVM_ARM_VCPU_PSCI_0_2: Emulate PSCI v0.2 for the CPU. + Depends on KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI_0_2. 4.83 KVM_ARM_PREFERRED_TARGET @@ -2391,7 +2431,8 @@ struct kvm_reg_list { This ioctl returns the guest registers that are supported for the KVM_GET_ONE_REG/KVM_SET_ONE_REG calls. -4.85 KVM_ARM_SET_DEVICE_ADDR + +4.85 KVM_ARM_SET_DEVICE_ADDR (deprecated) Capability: KVM_CAP_ARM_SET_DEVICE_ADDR Architectures: arm, arm64 @@ -2429,6 +2470,10 @@ must be called after calling KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP, but before calling KVM_RUN on any of the VCPUs. Calling this ioctl twice for any of the base addresses will return -EEXIST. +Note, this IOCTL is deprecated and the more flexible SET/GET_DEVICE_ATTR API +should be used instead. + + 4.86 KVM_PPC_RTAS_DEFINE_TOKEN Capability: KVM_CAP_PPC_RTAS @@ -2560,6 +2605,10 @@ executed a memory-mapped I/O instruction which could not be satisfied by kvm. The 'data' member contains the written data if 'is_write' is true, and should be filled by application code otherwise. +The 'data' member contains, in its first 'len' bytes, the value as it would +appear if the VCPU performed a load or store of the appropriate width directly +to the byte array. + NOTE: For KVM_EXIT_IO, KVM_EXIT_MMIO, KVM_EXIT_OSI, KVM_EXIT_DCR, KVM_EXIT_PAPR and KVM_EXIT_EPR the corresponding operations are complete (and guest state is consistent) only after userspace @@ -2699,6 +2748,21 @@ It gets triggered whenever both KVM_CAP_PPC_EPR are enabled and an external interrupt has just been delivered into the guest. User space should put the acknowledged interrupt vector into the 'epr' field. + /* KVM_EXIT_SYSTEM_EVENT */ + struct { +#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN 1 +#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET 2 + __u32 type; + __u64 flags; + } system_event; + +If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_SYSTEM_EVENT then the vcpu has triggered +a system-level event using some architecture specific mechanism (hypercall +or some special instruction). In case of ARM/ARM64, this is triggered using +HVC instruction based PSCI call from the vcpu. The 'type' field describes +the system-level event type. The 'flags' field describes architecture +specific flags for the system-level event. + /* Fix the size of the union. */ char padding[256]; }; |