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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-09-18 09:49:13 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-09-18 09:49:13 -0700 |
commit | fe38bd6862074c0a2b9be7f31f043aaa70b2af5f (patch) | |
tree | 34edf3f546188b108c513b3f8499e45afe37aad9 /Documentation | |
parent | 404e634fdb96a3c99c7517353bfafbd88e04ab41 (diff) | |
parent | fb3925d06c285e1acb248addc5d80b33ea771b0f (diff) | |
download | linux-fe38bd6862074c0a2b9be7f31f043aaa70b2af5f.tar.bz2 |
Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm
Pull KVM updates from Paolo Bonzini:
"s390:
- ioctl hardening
- selftests
ARM:
- ITS translation cache
- support for 512 vCPUs
- various cleanups and bugfixes
PPC:
- various minor fixes and preparation
x86:
- bugfixes all over the place (posted interrupts, SVM, emulation
corner cases, blocked INIT)
- some IPI optimizations"
* tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm: (75 commits)
KVM: X86: Use IPI shorthands in kvm guest when support
KVM: x86: Fix INIT signal handling in various CPU states
KVM: VMX: Introduce exit reason for receiving INIT signal on guest-mode
KVM: VMX: Stop the preemption timer during vCPU reset
KVM: LAPIC: Micro optimize IPI latency
kvm: Nested KVM MMUs need PAE root too
KVM: x86: set ctxt->have_exception in x86_decode_insn()
KVM: x86: always stop emulation on page fault
KVM: nVMX: trace nested VM-Enter failures detected by H/W
KVM: nVMX: add tracepoint for failed nested VM-Enter
x86: KVM: svm: Fix a check in nested_svm_vmrun()
KVM: x86: Return to userspace with internal error on unexpected exit reason
KVM: x86: Add kvm_emulate_{rd,wr}msr() to consolidate VXM/SVM code
KVM: x86: Refactor up kvm_{g,s}et_msr() to simplify callers
doc: kvm: Fix return description of KVM_SET_MSRS
KVM: X86: Tune PLE Window tracepoint
KVM: VMX: Change ple_window type to unsigned int
KVM: X86: Remove tailing newline for tracepoints
KVM: X86: Trace vcpu_id for vmexit
KVM: x86: Manually calculate reserved bits when loading PDPTRS
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt | 33 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/mmu.txt | 4 |
2 files changed, 26 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt index 2d067767b617..136f1eef3712 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt @@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ Capability: basic Architectures: x86 Type: vcpu ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_msrs (in) -Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error +Returns: number of msrs successfully set (see below), -1 on error Writes model-specific registers to the vcpu. See KVM_GET_MSRS for the data structures. @@ -595,6 +595,11 @@ Application code should set the 'nmsrs' member (which indicates the size of the entries array), and the 'index' and 'data' members of each array entry. +It tries to set the MSRs in array entries[] one by one. If setting an MSR +fails, e.g., due to setting reserved bits, the MSR isn't supported/emulated +by KVM, etc..., it stops processing the MSR list and returns the number of +MSRs that have been set successfully. + 4.20 KVM_SET_CPUID @@ -753,8 +758,8 @@ 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 like this: - bits: | 31 ... 24 | 23 ... 16 | 15 ... 0 | - field: | irq_type | vcpu_index | irq_id | + bits: | 31 ... 28 | 27 ... 24 | 23 ... 16 | 15 ... 0 | + field: | vcpu2_index | irq_type | vcpu_index | irq_id | The irq_type field has the following values: - irq_type[0]: out-of-kernel GIC: irq_id 0 is IRQ, irq_id 1 is FIQ @@ -766,6 +771,14 @@ The irq_type field has the following values: In both cases, level is used to assert/deassert the line. +When KVM_CAP_ARM_IRQ_LINE_LAYOUT_2 is supported, the target vcpu is +identified as (256 * vcpu2_index + vcpu_index). Otherwise, vcpu2_index +must be zero. + +Note that on arm/arm64, the KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP capability only conditions +injection of interrupts for the in-kernel irqchip. KVM_IRQ_LINE can always +be used for a userspace interrupt controller. + struct kvm_irq_level { union { __u32 irq; /* GSI */ @@ -3079,12 +3092,14 @@ This exception is also raised directly at the corresponding VCPU if the flag KVM_S390_MEMOP_F_INJECT_EXCEPTION is set in the "flags" field. The start address of the memory region has to be specified in the "gaddr" -field, and the length of the region in the "size" field. "buf" is the buffer -supplied by the userspace application where the read data should be written -to for KVM_S390_MEMOP_LOGICAL_READ, or where the data that should be written -is stored for a KVM_S390_MEMOP_LOGICAL_WRITE. "buf" is unused and can be NULL -when KVM_S390_MEMOP_F_CHECK_ONLY is specified. "ar" designates the access -register number to be used. +field, and the length of the region in the "size" field (which must not +be 0). The maximum value for "size" can be obtained by checking the +KVM_CAP_S390_MEM_OP capability. "buf" is the buffer supplied by the +userspace application where the read data should be written to for +KVM_S390_MEMOP_LOGICAL_READ, or where the data that should be written is +stored for a KVM_S390_MEMOP_LOGICAL_WRITE. When KVM_S390_MEMOP_F_CHECK_ONLY +is specified, "buf" is unused and can be NULL. "ar" designates the access +register number to be used; the valid range is 0..15. The "reserved" field is meant for future extensions. It is not used by KVM with the currently defined set of flags. diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/mmu.txt b/Documentation/virt/kvm/mmu.txt index 1b9880dfba0a..dadb29e8738f 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/mmu.txt +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/mmu.txt @@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ Handling a page fault is performed as follows: - walk shadow page table - check for valid generation number in the spte (see "Fast invalidation of MMIO sptes" below) - - cache the information to vcpu->arch.mmio_gva, vcpu->arch.access and + - cache the information to vcpu->arch.mmio_gva, vcpu->arch.mmio_access and vcpu->arch.mmio_gfn, and call the emulator - If both P bit and R/W bit of error code are set, this could possibly be handled as a "fast page fault" (fixed without taking the MMU lock). See @@ -304,7 +304,7 @@ Handling a page fault is performed as follows: - if permissions are insufficient, reflect the fault back to the guest - determine the host page - if this is an mmio request, there is no host page; cache the info to - vcpu->arch.mmio_gva, vcpu->arch.access and vcpu->arch.mmio_gfn + vcpu->arch.mmio_gva, vcpu->arch.mmio_access and vcpu->arch.mmio_gfn - walk the shadow page table to find the spte for the translation, instantiating missing intermediate page tables as necessary - If this is an mmio request, cache the mmio info to the spte and set some |