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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index 726c87c35d57..926241e23aeb 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -147,10 +147,29 @@ described as 'basic' will be available. The new VM has no virtual cpus and no memory. You probably want to use 0 as machine type. +X86: +^^^^ + +Supported X86 VM types can be queried via KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES. + +S390: +^^^^^ + In order to create user controlled virtual machines on S390, check KVM_CAP_S390_UCONTROL and use the flag KVM_VM_S390_UCONTROL as privileged user (CAP_SYS_ADMIN). +MIPS: +^^^^^ + +To use hardware assisted virtualization on MIPS (VZ ASE) rather than +the default trap & emulate implementation (which changes the virtual +memory layout to fit in user mode), check KVM_CAP_MIPS_VZ and use the +flag KVM_VM_MIPS_VZ. + +ARM64: +^^^^^^ + On arm64, the physical address size for a VM (IPA Size limit) is limited to 40bits by default. The limit can be configured if the host supports the extension KVM_CAP_ARM_VM_IPA_SIZE. When supported, use @@ -8765,6 +8784,19 @@ block sizes is exposed in KVM_CAP_ARM_SUPPORTED_BLOCK_SIZES as a 64-bit bitmap (each bit describing a block size). The default value is 0, to disable the eager page splitting. +8.41 KVM_CAP_VM_TYPES +--------------------- + +:Capability: KVM_CAP_MEMORY_ATTRIBUTES +:Architectures: x86 +:Type: system ioctl + +This capability returns a bitmap of support VM types. The 1-setting of bit @n +means the VM type with value @n is supported. Possible values of @n are:: + + #define KVM_X86_DEFAULT_VM 0 + #define KVM_X86_SW_PROTECTED_VM 1 + 9. Known KVM API problems ========================= |