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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-05-04 02:49:46 +0300
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2019-05-04 02:49:46 +0300
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Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm
Pull KVM fixes from Paolo Bonzini: - PPC and ARM bugfixes from submaintainers - Fix old Windows versions on AMD (recent regression) - Fix old Linux versions on processors without EPT - Fixes for LAPIC timer optimizations * tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm: (21 commits) KVM: nVMX: Fix size checks in vmx_set_nested_state KVM: selftests: make hyperv_cpuid test pass on AMD KVM: lapic: Check for in-kernel LAPIC before deferencing apic pointer KVM: fix KVM_CLEAR_DIRTY_LOG for memory slots of unaligned size x86/kvm/mmu: reset MMU context when 32-bit guest switches PAE KVM: x86: Whitelist port 0x7e for pre-incrementing %rip Documentation: kvm: fix dirty log ioctl arch lists KVM: VMX: Move RSB stuffing to before the first RET after VM-Exit KVM: arm/arm64: Don't emulate virtual timers on userspace ioctls kvm: arm: Skip stage2 huge mappings for unaligned ipa backed by THP KVM: arm/arm64: Ensure vcpu target is unset on reset failure KVM: lapic: Convert guest TSC to host time domain if necessary KVM: lapic: Allow user to disable adaptive tuning of timer advancement KVM: lapic: Track lapic timer advance per vCPU KVM: lapic: Disable timer advancement if adaptive tuning goes haywire x86: kvm: hyper-v: deal with buggy TLB flush requests from WS2012 KVM: x86: Consider LAPIC TSC-Deadline timer expired if deadline too short KVM: PPC: Book3S: Protect memslots while validating user address KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Perserve PSSCR FAKE_SUSPEND bit on guest exit KVM: arm/arm64: vgic-v3: Retire pending interrupts on disabling LPIs ...
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt11
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 67068c47c591..64b38dfcc243 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -321,7 +321,7 @@ cpu's hardware control block.
4.8 KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG (vm ioctl)
Capability: basic
-Architectures: x86
+Architectures: all
Type: vm ioctl
Parameters: struct kvm_dirty_log (in/out)
Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
@@ -3810,7 +3810,7 @@ to I/O ports.
4.117 KVM_CLEAR_DIRTY_LOG (vm ioctl)
Capability: KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT
-Architectures: x86
+Architectures: x86, arm, arm64, mips
Type: vm ioctl
Parameters: struct kvm_dirty_log (in)
Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
@@ -3830,8 +3830,9 @@ The ioctl clears the dirty status of pages in a memory slot, according to
the bitmap that is passed in struct kvm_clear_dirty_log's dirty_bitmap
field. Bit 0 of the bitmap corresponds to page "first_page" in the
memory slot, and num_pages is the size in bits of the input bitmap.
-Both first_page and num_pages must be a multiple of 64. For each bit
-that is set in the input bitmap, the corresponding page is marked "clean"
+first_page must be a multiple of 64; num_pages must also be a multiple of
+64 unless first_page + num_pages is the size of the memory slot. For each
+bit that is set in the input bitmap, the corresponding page is marked "clean"
in KVM's dirty bitmap, and dirty tracking is re-enabled for that page
(for example via write-protection, or by clearing the dirty bit in
a page table entry).
@@ -4799,7 +4800,7 @@ and injected exceptions.
7.18 KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT
-Architectures: all
+Architectures: x86, arm, arm64, mips
Parameters: args[0] whether feature should be enabled or not
With this capability enabled, KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG will not automatically