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@@ -5201,6 +5201,7 @@ trailing ``'\0'``, is indicated by the ``name_size`` field in the header.
The descriptors block is only needed to be read once for the lifetime of the
file descriptor contains a sequence of ``struct kvm_stats_desc``, each followed
by a string of size ``name_size``.
+::
#define KVM_STATS_TYPE_SHIFT 0
#define KVM_STATS_TYPE_MASK (0xF << KVM_STATS_TYPE_SHIFT)
@@ -5234,6 +5235,7 @@ by this descriptor. Its endianness is CPU native.
The following flags are supported:
Bits 0-3 of ``flags`` encode the type:
+
* ``KVM_STATS_TYPE_CUMULATIVE``
The statistics data is cumulative. The value of data can only be increased.
Most of the counters used in KVM are of this type.
@@ -5252,6 +5254,7 @@ Bits 0-3 of ``flags`` encode the type:
The corresponding ``size`` field for this type is always 1.
Bits 4-7 of ``flags`` encode the unit:
+
* ``KVM_STATS_UNIT_NONE``
There is no unit for the value of statistics data. This usually means that
the value is a simple counter of an event.
@@ -5266,6 +5269,7 @@ Bits 4-7 of ``flags`` encode the unit:
Bits 8-11 of ``flags``, together with ``exponent``, encode the scale of the
unit:
+
* ``KVM_STATS_BASE_POW10``
The scale is based on power of 10. It is used for measurement of time and
CPU clock cycles. For example, an exponent of -9 can be used with