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Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt')
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt | 15 |
1 files changed, 9 insertions, 6 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt index b3ce12643553..97b6518148f8 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/arm-vgic.txt @@ -49,9 +49,15 @@ Groups: index is specified with the vcpu_index field. Note that most distributor fields are not banked, but return the same value regardless of the vcpu_index used to access the register. - Limitations: - - Priorities are not implemented, and registers are RAZ/WI - - Currently only implemented for KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2. + + GICD_IIDR.Revision is updated when the KVM implementation of an emulated + GICv2 is changed in a way directly observable by the guest or userspace. + Userspace should read GICD_IIDR from KVM and write back the read value to + confirm its expected behavior is aligned with the KVM implementation. + Userspace should set GICD_IIDR before setting any other registers (both + KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_DIST_REGS and KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CPU_REGS) to ensure + the expected behavior. Unless GICD_IIDR has been set from userspace, writes + to the interrupt group registers (GICD_IGROUPR) are ignored. Errors: -ENXIO: Getting or setting this register is not yet supported -EBUSY: One or more VCPUs are running @@ -94,9 +100,6 @@ Groups: use the lower 5 bits to communicate with the KVM device and must shift the value left by 3 places to obtain the actual priority mask level. - Limitations: - - Priorities are not implemented, and registers are RAZ/WI - - Currently only implemented for KVM_DEV_TYPE_ARM_VGIC_V2. Errors: -ENXIO: Getting or setting this register is not yet supported -EBUSY: One or more VCPUs are running |