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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst index 5feb3706a7ae..ad2915ef7020 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/vcpu-requests.rst @@ -118,10 +118,12 @@ KVM_REQ_MMU_RELOAD necessary to inform each VCPU to completely refresh the tables. This request is used for that. -KVM_REQ_PENDING_TIMER +KVM_REQ_UNBLOCK - This request may be made from a timer handler run on the host on behalf - of a VCPU. It informs the VCPU thread to inject a timer interrupt. + This request informs the vCPU to exit kvm_vcpu_block. It is used for + example from timer handlers that run on the host on behalf of a vCPU, + or in order to update the interrupt routing and ensure that assigned + devices will wake up the vCPU. KVM_REQ_UNHALT @@ -302,6 +304,6 @@ VCPU returns from the call. References ========== -.. [atomic-ops] Documentation/core-api/atomic_ops.rst +.. [atomic-ops] Documentation/atomic_bitops.txt and Documentation/atomic_t.txt .. [memory-barriers] Documentation/memory-barriers.txt .. [lwn-mb] https://lwn.net/Articles/573436/ |