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author | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-07-20 10:20:27 -0700 |
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committer | Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> | 2019-07-20 10:20:27 -0700 |
commit | 07ab9d5bc53d7fe84047be1d403566123ab9cfaa (patch) | |
tree | f6bec8b0dc2480521b21ad3c567439a9535460c4 /Documentation | |
parent | f65420df914a85e33b2c8b1cab310858b2abb7c0 (diff) | |
parent | 30cd8604323dbaf20a80e797fe7057f5b02e394d (diff) | |
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Merge tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm
Pull more KVM updates from Paolo Bonzini:
"Mostly bugfixes, but also:
- s390 support for KVM selftests
- LAPIC timer offloading to housekeeping CPUs
- Extend an s390 optimization for overcommitted hosts to all
architectures
- Debugging cleanups and improvements"
* tag 'for-linus' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/virt/kvm/kvm: (25 commits)
KVM: x86: Add fixed counters to PMU filter
KVM: nVMX: do not use dangling shadow VMCS after guest reset
KVM: VMX: dump VMCS on failed entry
KVM: x86/vPMU: refine kvm_pmu err msg when event creation failed
KVM: s390: Use kvm_vcpu_wake_up in kvm_s390_vcpu_wakeup
KVM: Boost vCPUs that are delivering interrupts
KVM: selftests: Remove superfluous define from vmx.c
KVM: SVM: Fix detection of AMD Errata 1096
KVM: LAPIC: Inject timer interrupt via posted interrupt
KVM: LAPIC: Make lapic timer unpinned
KVM: x86/vPMU: reset pmc->counter to 0 for pmu fixed_counters
KVM: nVMX: Ignore segment base for VMX memory operand when segment not FS or GS
kvm: x86: ioapic and apic debug macros cleanup
kvm: x86: some tsc debug cleanup
kvm: vmx: fix coccinelle warnings
x86: kvm: avoid constant-conversion warning
x86: kvm: avoid -Wsometimes-uninitized warning
KVM: x86: expose AVX512_BF16 feature to guest
KVM: selftests: enable pgste option for the linker on s390
KVM: selftests: Move kvm_create_max_vcpus test to generic code
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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation')
-rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 15 |
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 2cd6250b2896..e54a3f51ddc5 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -4090,17 +4090,22 @@ Parameters: struct kvm_pmu_event_filter (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error struct kvm_pmu_event_filter { - __u32 action; - __u32 nevents; - __u64 events[0]; + __u32 action; + __u32 nevents; + __u32 fixed_counter_bitmap; + __u32 flags; + __u32 pad[4]; + __u64 events[0]; }; This ioctl restricts the set of PMU events that the guest can program. The argument holds a list of events which will be allowed or denied. The eventsel+umask of each event the guest attempts to program is compared against the events field to determine whether the guest should have access. -This only affects general purpose counters; fixed purpose counters can -be disabled by changing the perfmon CPUID leaf. +The events field only controls general purpose counters; fixed purpose +counters are controlled by the fixed_counter_bitmap. + +No flags are defined yet, the field must be zero. Valid values for 'action': #define KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW 0 |