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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index e7a0dfdc0178..72183ae628f7 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -6088,8 +6088,12 @@ should put the acknowledged interrupt vector into the 'epr' field.
#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN 1
#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET 2
#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH 3
+ #define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SEV_TERM 4
+ #define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_NDATA_VALID (1u << 31)
__u32 type;
+ __u32 ndata;
__u64 flags;
+ __u64 data[16];
} system_event;
If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_SYSTEM_EVENT then the vcpu has triggered
@@ -6099,7 +6103,7 @@ HVC instruction based PSCI call from the vcpu. The 'type' field describes
the system-level event type. The 'flags' field describes architecture
specific flags for the system-level event.
-Valid values for 'type' are:
+Valid values for bits 30:0 of 'type' are:
- KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN -- the guest has requested a shutdown of the
VM. Userspace is not obliged to honour this, and if it does honour
@@ -6112,12 +6116,18 @@ Valid values for 'type' are:
has requested a crash condition maintenance. Userspace can choose
to ignore the request, or to gather VM memory core dump and/or
reset/shutdown of the VM.
+ - KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SEV_TERM -- an AMD SEV guest requested termination.
+ The guest physical address of the guest's GHCB is stored in `data[0]`.
Valid flags are:
- KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET_FLAG_PSCI_RESET2 (arm64 only) -- the guest issued
a SYSTEM_RESET2 call according to v1.1 of the PSCI specification.
+Extra data for this event is stored in the `data[]` array, up to index
+`ndata-1` included, if bit 31 is set in `type`. The data depends on the
+`type` field. There is no extra data if bit 31 is clear or `ndata` is zero.
+
::
/* KVM_EXIT_IOAPIC_EOI */