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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 63 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt | 6 |
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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 3c248f772ae6..fd106899afd1 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -3377,6 +3377,69 @@ struct kvm_ppc_resize_hpt { __u32 pad; }; +4.104 KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED + +Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE +Architectures: x86 +Type: system ioctl +Parameters: u64 mce_cap (out) +Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error + +Returns supported MCE capabilities. The u64 mce_cap parameter +has the same format as the MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP register. Supported +capabilities will have the corresponding bits set. + +4.105 KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE + +Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE +Architectures: x86 +Type: vcpu ioctl +Parameters: u64 mcg_cap (in) +Returns: 0 on success, + -EFAULT if u64 mcg_cap cannot be read, + -EINVAL if the requested number of banks is invalid, + -EINVAL if requested MCE capability is not supported. + +Initializes MCE support for use. The u64 mcg_cap parameter +has the same format as the MSR_IA32_MCG_CAP register and +specifies which capabilities should be enabled. The maximum +supported number of error-reporting banks can be retrieved when +checking for KVM_CAP_MCE. The supported capabilities can be +retrieved with KVM_X86_GET_MCE_CAP_SUPPORTED. + +4.106 KVM_X86_SET_MCE + +Capability: KVM_CAP_MCE +Architectures: x86 +Type: vcpu ioctl +Parameters: struct kvm_x86_mce (in) +Returns: 0 on success, + -EFAULT if struct kvm_x86_mce cannot be read, + -EINVAL if the bank number is invalid, + -EINVAL if VAL bit is not set in status field. + +Inject a machine check error (MCE) into the guest. The input +parameter is: + +struct kvm_x86_mce { + __u64 status; + __u64 addr; + __u64 misc; + __u64 mcg_status; + __u8 bank; + __u8 pad1[7]; + __u64 pad2[3]; +}; + +If the MCE being reported is an uncorrected error, KVM will +inject it as an MCE exception into the guest. If the guest +MCG_STATUS register reports that an MCE is in progress, KVM +causes an KVM_EXIT_SHUTDOWN vmexit. + +Otherwise, if the MCE is a corrected error, KVM will just +store it in the corresponding bank (provided this bank is +not holding a previously reported uncorrected error). + 5. The kvm_run structure ------------------------ diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt index 76e61c883347..b2f60ca8b60c 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt @@ -83,6 +83,12 @@ Groups: Bits for undefined preemption levels are RAZ/WI. + For historical reasons and to provide ABI compatibility with userspace we + export the GICC_PMR register in the format of the GICH_VMCR.VMPriMask + field in the lower 5 bits of a word, meaning that userspace must always + use the lower 5 bits to communicate with the KVM device and must shift the + value left by 3 places to obtain the actual priority mask level. + Limitations: - Priorities are not implemented, and registers are RAZ/WI - Currently only implemented for KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2. |