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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 4ffb82b02468..000000000000 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vm.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,270 +0,0 @@ -Generic vm interface -==================================== - -The virtual machine "device" also accepts the ioctls KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR, -KVM_GET_DEVICE_ATTR, and KVM_HAS_DEVICE_ATTR. The interface uses the same -struct kvm_device_attr as other devices, but targets VM-wide settings -and controls. - -The groups and attributes per virtual machine, if any, are architecture -specific. - -1. GROUP: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_CTRL -Architectures: s390 - -1.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_ENABLE_CMMA -Parameters: none -Returns: -EBUSY if a vcpu is already defined, otherwise 0 - -Enables Collaborative Memory Management Assist (CMMA) for the virtual machine. - -1.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MEM_CLR_CMMA -Parameters: none -Returns: -EINVAL if CMMA was not enabled - 0 otherwise - -Clear the CMMA status for all guest pages, so any pages the guest marked -as unused are again used any may not be reclaimed by the host. - -1.3. ATTRIBUTE KVM_S390_VM_MEM_LIMIT_SIZE -Parameters: in attr->addr the address for the new limit of guest memory -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible - -EINVAL if the virtual machine is of type UCONTROL - -E2BIG if the given guest memory is to big for that machine - -EBUSY if a vcpu is already defined - -ENOMEM if not enough memory is available for a new shadow guest mapping - 0 otherwise - -Allows userspace to query the actual limit and set a new limit for -the maximum guest memory size. The limit will be rounded up to -2048 MB, 4096 GB, 8192 TB respectively, as this limit is governed by -the number of page table levels. In the case that there is no limit we will set -the limit to KVM_S390_NO_MEM_LIMIT (U64_MAX). - -2. GROUP: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MODEL -Architectures: s390 - -2.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MACHINE (r/o) - -Allows user space to retrieve machine and kvm specific cpu related information: - -struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_machine { - __u64 cpuid; # CPUID of host - __u32 ibc; # IBC level range offered by host - __u8 pad[4]; - __u64 fac_mask[256]; # set of cpu facilities enabled by KVM - __u64 fac_list[256]; # set of cpu facilities offered by host -} - -Parameters: address of buffer to store the machine related cpu data - of type struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_machine* -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space - -ENOMEM if not enough memory is available to process the ioctl - 0 in case of success - -2.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_PROCESSOR (r/w) - -Allows user space to retrieve or request to change cpu related information for a vcpu: - -struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_processor { - __u64 cpuid; # CPUID currently (to be) used by this vcpu - __u16 ibc; # IBC level currently (to be) used by this vcpu - __u8 pad[6]; - __u64 fac_list[256]; # set of cpu facilities currently (to be) used - # by this vcpu -} - -KVM does not enforce or limit the cpu model data in any form. Take the information -retrieved by means of KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MACHINE as hint for reasonable configuration -setups. Instruction interceptions triggered by additionally set facility bits that -are not handled by KVM need to by imlemented in the VM driver code. - -Parameters: address of buffer to store/set the processor related cpu - data of type struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_processor*. -Returns: -EBUSY in case 1 or more vcpus are already activated (only in write case) - -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space - -ENOMEM if not enough memory is available to process the ioctl - 0 in case of success - -2.3. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MACHINE_FEAT (r/o) - -Allows user space to retrieve available cpu features. A feature is available if -provided by the hardware and supported by kvm. In theory, cpu features could -even be completely emulated by kvm. - -struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_feat { - __u64 feat[16]; # Bitmap (1 = feature available), MSB 0 bit numbering -}; - -Parameters: address of a buffer to load the feature list from. -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space. - 0 in case of success. - -2.4. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_PROCESSOR_FEAT (r/w) - -Allows user space to retrieve or change enabled cpu features for all VCPUs of a -VM. Features that are not available cannot be enabled. - -See 2.3. for a description of the parameter struct. - -Parameters: address of a buffer to store/load the feature list from. -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space. - -EINVAL if a cpu feature that is not available is to be enabled. - -EBUSY if at least one VCPU has already been defined. - 0 in case of success. - -2.5. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MACHINE_SUBFUNC (r/o) - -Allows user space to retrieve available cpu subfunctions without any filtering -done by a set IBC. These subfunctions are indicated to the guest VCPU via -query or "test bit" subfunctions and used e.g. by cpacf functions, plo and ptff. - -A subfunction block is only valid if KVM_S390_VM_CPU_MACHINE contains the -STFL(E) bit introducing the affected instruction. If the affected instruction -indicates subfunctions via a "query subfunction", the response block is -contained in the returned struct. If the affected instruction -indicates subfunctions via a "test bit" mechanism, the subfunction codes are -contained in the returned struct in MSB 0 bit numbering. - -struct kvm_s390_vm_cpu_subfunc { - u8 plo[32]; # always valid (ESA/390 feature) - u8 ptff[16]; # valid with TOD-clock steering - u8 kmac[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist - u8 kmc[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist - u8 km[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist - u8 kimd[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist - u8 klmd[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist - u8 pckmo[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 3 - u8 kmctr[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 4 - u8 kmf[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 4 - u8 kmo[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 4 - u8 pcc[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 4 - u8 ppno[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 5 - u8 kma[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 8 - u8 kdsa[16]; # valid with Message-Security-Assist-Extension 9 - u8 reserved[1792]; # reserved for future instructions -}; - -Parameters: address of a buffer to load the subfunction blocks from. -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space. - 0 in case of success. - -2.6. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CPU_PROCESSOR_SUBFUNC (r/w) - -Allows user space to retrieve or change cpu subfunctions to be indicated for -all VCPUs of a VM. This attribute will only be available if kernel and -hardware support are in place. - -The kernel uses the configured subfunction blocks for indication to -the guest. A subfunction block will only be used if the associated STFL(E) bit -has not been disabled by user space (so the instruction to be queried is -actually available for the guest). - -As long as no data has been written, a read will fail. The IBC will be used -to determine available subfunctions in this case, this will guarantee backward -compatibility. - -See 2.5. for a description of the parameter struct. - -Parameters: address of a buffer to store/load the subfunction blocks from. -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space. - -EINVAL when reading, if there was no write yet. - -EBUSY if at least one VCPU has already been defined. - 0 in case of success. - -3. GROUP: KVM_S390_VM_TOD -Architectures: s390 - -3.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_TOD_HIGH - -Allows user space to set/get the TOD clock extension (u8) (superseded by -KVM_S390_VM_TOD_EXT). - -Parameters: address of a buffer in user space to store the data (u8) to -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space - -EINVAL if setting the TOD clock extension to != 0 is not supported - -3.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_TOD_LOW - -Allows user space to set/get bits 0-63 of the TOD clock register as defined in -the POP (u64). - -Parameters: address of a buffer in user space to store the data (u64) to -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space - -3.3. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_TOD_EXT -Allows user space to set/get bits 0-63 of the TOD clock register as defined in -the POP (u64). If the guest CPU model supports the TOD clock extension (u8), it -also allows user space to get/set it. If the guest CPU model does not support -it, it is stored as 0 and not allowed to be set to a value != 0. - -Parameters: address of a buffer in user space to store the data - (kvm_s390_vm_tod_clock) to -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space - -EINVAL if setting the TOD clock extension to != 0 is not supported - -4. GROUP: KVM_S390_VM_CRYPTO -Architectures: s390 - -4.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CRYPTO_ENABLE_AES_KW (w/o) - -Allows user space to enable aes key wrapping, including generating a new -wrapping key. - -Parameters: none -Returns: 0 - -4.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CRYPTO_ENABLE_DEA_KW (w/o) - -Allows user space to enable dea key wrapping, including generating a new -wrapping key. - -Parameters: none -Returns: 0 - -4.3. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CRYPTO_DISABLE_AES_KW (w/o) - -Allows user space to disable aes key wrapping, clearing the wrapping key. - -Parameters: none -Returns: 0 - -4.4. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_CRYPTO_DISABLE_DEA_KW (w/o) - -Allows user space to disable dea key wrapping, clearing the wrapping key. - -Parameters: none -Returns: 0 - -5. GROUP: KVM_S390_VM_MIGRATION -Architectures: s390 - -5.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MIGRATION_STOP (w/o) - -Allows userspace to stop migration mode, needed for PGSTE migration. -Setting this attribute when migration mode is not active will have no -effects. - -Parameters: none -Returns: 0 - -5.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MIGRATION_START (w/o) - -Allows userspace to start migration mode, needed for PGSTE migration. -Setting this attribute when migration mode is already active will have -no effects. - -Parameters: none -Returns: -ENOMEM if there is not enough free memory to start migration mode - -EINVAL if the state of the VM is invalid (e.g. no memory defined) - 0 in case of success. - -5.3. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_S390_VM_MIGRATION_STATUS (r/o) - -Allows userspace to query the status of migration mode. - -Parameters: address of a buffer in user space to store the data (u64) to; - the data itself is either 0 if migration mode is disabled or 1 - if it is enabled -Returns: -EFAULT if the given address is not accessible from kernel space - 0 in case of success. |