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authorMarc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>2021-10-01 18:05:53 +0100
committerMarc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>2021-10-11 09:48:47 +0100
commitb6a68b97af23cc75781bed38221ce73144ac2e39 (patch)
treef2279ab2f8e6f84a03de7bc36f2452efca091c06 /Documentation/admin-guide
parent9e1ff307c779ce1f0f810c7ecce3d95bbae40896 (diff)
KVM: arm64: Allow KVM to be disabled from the command line
Although KVM can be compiled out of the kernel, it cannot be disabled at runtime. Allow this possibility by introducing a new mode that will prevent KVM from initialising. This is useful in the (limited) circumstances where you don't want KVM to be available (what is wrong with you?), or when you want to install another hypervisor instead (good luck with that). Reviewed-by: David Brazdil <dbrazdil@google.com> Acked-by: Will Deacon <will@kernel.org> Acked-by: Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com> Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org> Reviewed-by: Andrew Scull <ascull@google.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20211001170553.3062988-1-maz@kernel.org
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@@ -2365,6 +2365,8 @@
kvm-arm.mode=
[KVM,ARM] Select one of KVM/arm64's modes of operation.
+ none: Forcefully disable KVM.
+
nvhe: Standard nVHE-based mode, without support for
protected guests.