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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt index 02f50686c418..2b5dab16c4f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt @@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address for PMU overflow interrupt is a Returns: -EBUSY: The PMU overflow interrupt is already set -ENXIO: The overflow interrupt not set when attempting to get it -ENODEV: PMUv3 not supported - -EINVAL: Invalid PMU overflow interrupt number supplied + -EINVAL: Invalid PMU overflow interrupt number supplied or + trying to set the IRQ number without using an in-kernel + irqchip. A value describing the PMUv3 (Performance Monitor Unit v3) overflow interrupt number for this vcpu. This interrupt could be a PPI or SPI, but the interrupt @@ -25,11 +27,36 @@ all vcpus, while as an SPI it must be a separate number per vcpu. 1.2 ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_INIT Parameters: no additional parameter in kvm_device_attr.addr -Returns: -ENODEV: PMUv3 not supported - -ENXIO: PMUv3 not properly configured as required prior to calling this - attribute +Returns: -ENODEV: PMUv3 not supported or GIC not initialized + -ENXIO: PMUv3 not properly configured or in-kernel irqchip not + configured as required prior to calling this attribute -EBUSY: PMUv3 already initialized -Request the initialization of the PMUv3. This must be done after creating the -in-kernel irqchip. Creating a PMU with a userspace irqchip is currently not -supported. +Request the initialization of the PMUv3. If using the PMUv3 with an in-kernel +virtual GIC implementation, this must be done after initializing the in-kernel +irqchip. + + +2. GROUP: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_CTRL +Architectures: ARM,ARM64 + +2.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER +2.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER +Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address for the timer interrupt is a + pointer to an int +Returns: -EINVAL: Invalid timer interrupt number + -EBUSY: One or more VCPUs has already run + +A value describing the architected timer interrupt number when connected to an +in-kernel virtual GIC. These must be a PPI (16 <= intid < 32). Setting the +attribute overrides the default values (see below). + +KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER: The EL1 virtual timer intid (default: 27) +KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER: The EL1 physical timer intid (default: 30) + +Setting the same PPI for different timers will prevent the VCPUs from running. +Setting the interrupt number on a VCPU configures all VCPUs created at that +time to use the number provided for a given timer, overwriting any previously +configured values on other VCPUs. Userspace should configure the interrupt +numbers on at least one VCPU after creating all VCPUs and before running any +VCPUs. |
