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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index c17a87a0a5ac..6ae24c5ca559 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -2908,6 +2908,16 @@ such as set vcpu counter or reset vcpu, and they have the following id bit patte 0x9030 0000 0002 <reg:16> +x86 MSR registers have the following id bit patterns:: + 0x2030 0002 <msr number:32> + +Following are the KVM-defined registers for x86: + +======================= ========= ============================================= + Encoding Register Description +======================= ========= ============================================= + 0x2030 0003 0000 0000 SSP Shadow Stack Pointer +======================= ========= ============================================= 4.69 KVM_GET_ONE_REG -------------------- @@ -3075,6 +3085,12 @@ This IOCTL replaces the obsolete KVM_GET_PIT. Sets the state of the in-kernel PIT model. Only valid after KVM_CREATE_PIT2. See KVM_GET_PIT2 for details on struct kvm_pit_state2. +.. Tip:: + ``KVM_SET_PIT2`` strictly adheres to the spec of Intel 8254 PIT. For example, + a ``count`` value of 0 in ``struct kvm_pit_channel_state`` is interpreted as + 65536, which is the maximum count value. Refer to `Intel 8254 programmable + interval timer <https://www.scs.stanford.edu/10wi-cs140/pintos/specs/8254.pdf>`_. + This IOCTL replaces the obsolete KVM_SET_PIT. @@ -3582,7 +3598,7 @@ VCPU matching underlying host. --------------------- :Capability: basic -:Architectures: arm64, mips, riscv +:Architectures: arm64, mips, riscv, x86 (if KVM_CAP_ONE_REG) :Type: vcpu ioctl :Parameters: struct kvm_reg_list (in/out) :Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error @@ -3625,6 +3641,8 @@ Note that s390 does not support KVM_GET_REG_LIST for historical reasons - KVM_REG_S390_GBEA +Note, for x86, all MSRs enumerated by KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST are supported as +type KVM_X86_REG_TYPE_MSR, but are NOT enumerated via KVM_GET_REG_LIST. 4.85 KVM_ARM_SET_DEVICE_ADDR (deprecated) ----------------------------------------- |