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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/virtual/kvm')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 40 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/cpuid.txt | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt | 3 |
3 files changed, 34 insertions, 13 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 792fa8717d13..d6b3ff51a14f 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -123,14 +123,15 @@ memory layout to fit in user mode), check KVM_CAP_MIPS_VZ and use the flag KVM_VM_MIPS_VZ. -4.3 KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST +4.3 KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST, KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST -Capability: basic +Capability: basic, KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES for KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST Architectures: x86 -Type: system +Type: system ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_msr_list (in/out) Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error Errors: + EFAULT: the msr index list cannot be read from or written to E2BIG: the msr index list is to be to fit in the array specified by the user. @@ -139,16 +140,23 @@ struct kvm_msr_list { __u32 indices[0]; }; -This ioctl returns the guest msrs that are supported. The list varies -by kvm version and host processor, but does not change otherwise. The -user fills in the size of the indices array in nmsrs, and in return -kvm adjusts nmsrs to reflect the actual number of msrs and fills in -the indices array with their numbers. +The user fills in the size of the indices array in nmsrs, and in return +kvm adjusts nmsrs to reflect the actual number of msrs and fills in the +indices array with their numbers. + +KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST returns the guest msrs that are supported. The list +varies by kvm version and host processor, but does not change otherwise. Note: if kvm indicates supports MCE (KVM_CAP_MCE), then the MCE bank MSRs are not returned in the MSR list, as different vcpus can have a different number of banks, as set via the KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE ioctl. +KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST returns the list of MSRs that can be passed +to the KVM_GET_MSRS system ioctl. This lets userspace probe host capabilities +and processor features that are exposed via MSRs (e.g., VMX capabilities). +This list also varies by kvm version and host processor, but does not change +otherwise. + 4.4 KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION @@ -475,14 +483,22 @@ Support for this has been removed. Use KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG instead. 4.18 KVM_GET_MSRS -Capability: basic +Capability: basic (vcpu), KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES (system) Architectures: x86 -Type: vcpu ioctl +Type: system ioctl, vcpu ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_msrs (in/out) -Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error +Returns: number of msrs successfully returned; + -1 on error + +When used as a system ioctl: +Reads the values of MSR-based features that are available for the VM. This +is similar to KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID, but it returns MSR indices and values. +The list of msr-based features can be obtained using KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST +in a system ioctl. +When used as a vcpu ioctl: Reads model-specific registers from the vcpu. Supported msr indices can -be obtained using KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST. +be obtained using KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST in a system ioctl. struct kvm_msrs { __u32 nmsrs; /* number of msrs in entries */ diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/cpuid.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/cpuid.txt index dcab6dc11e3b..87a7506f31c2 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/cpuid.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/cpuid.txt @@ -58,6 +58,10 @@ KVM_FEATURE_PV_TLB_FLUSH || 9 || guest checks this feature bit || || before enabling paravirtualized || || tlb flush. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ +KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF_VMEXIT || 10 || paravirtualized async PF VM exit + || || can be enabled by setting bit 2 + || || when writing to msr 0x4b564d02 +------------------------------------------------------------------------------ KVM_FEATURE_CLOCKSOURCE_STABLE_BIT || 24 || host will warn if no guest-side || || per-cpu warps are expected in || || kvmclock. diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt index 1ebecc115dc6..f3f0d57ced8e 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/msr.txt @@ -170,7 +170,8 @@ MSR_KVM_ASYNC_PF_EN: 0x4b564d02 when asynchronous page faults are enabled on the vcpu 0 when disabled. Bit 1 is 1 if asynchronous page faults can be injected when vcpu is in cpl == 0. Bit 2 is 1 if asynchronous page faults - are delivered to L1 as #PF vmexits. + are delivered to L1 as #PF vmexits. Bit 2 can be set only if + KVM_FEATURE_ASYNC_PF_VMEXIT is present in CPUID. First 4 byte of 64 byte memory location will be written to by the hypervisor at the time of asynchronous page fault (APF) |