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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst | 1 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/psci.rst (renamed from Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/psci.txt) | 46 |
2 files changed, 32 insertions, 15 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst index 134fa5fa77e5..3e2b2aba90fc 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst @@ -8,4 +8,5 @@ ARM :maxdepth: 2 hyp-abi + psci pvtime diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/psci.txt b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/psci.rst index 559586fc9d37..d52c2e83b5b8 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/psci.txt +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/psci.rst @@ -1,3 +1,9 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +========================================= +Power State Coordination Interface (PSCI) +========================================= + KVM implements the PSCI (Power State Coordination Interface) specification in order to provide services such as CPU on/off, reset and power-off to the guest. @@ -30,32 +36,42 @@ The following register is defined: - Affects the whole VM (even if the register view is per-vcpu) * KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1: - Holds the state of the firmware support to mitigate CVE-2017-5715, as - offered by KVM to the guest via a HVC call. The workaround is described - under SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 in [1]. + Holds the state of the firmware support to mitigate CVE-2017-5715, as + offered by KVM to the guest via a HVC call. The workaround is described + under SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1 in [1]. + Accepted values are: - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_NOT_AVAIL: KVM does not offer + + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_NOT_AVAIL: + KVM does not offer firmware support for the workaround. The mitigation status for the guest is unknown. - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_AVAIL: The workaround HVC call is + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_AVAIL: + The workaround HVC call is available to the guest and required for the mitigation. - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_NOT_REQUIRED: The workaround HVC call + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_1_NOT_REQUIRED: + The workaround HVC call is available to the guest, but it is not needed on this VCPU. * KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2: - Holds the state of the firmware support to mitigate CVE-2018-3639, as - offered by KVM to the guest via a HVC call. The workaround is described - under SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2 in [1]. + Holds the state of the firmware support to mitigate CVE-2018-3639, as + offered by KVM to the guest via a HVC call. The workaround is described + under SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2 in [1]_. + Accepted values are: - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_NOT_AVAIL: A workaround is not + + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_NOT_AVAIL: + A workaround is not available. KVM does not offer firmware support for the workaround. - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_UNKNOWN: The workaround state is + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_UNKNOWN: + The workaround state is unknown. KVM does not offer firmware support for the workaround. - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_AVAIL: The workaround is available, + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_AVAIL: + The workaround is available, and can be disabled by a vCPU. If KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_ENABLED is set, it is active for this vCPU. - KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_NOT_REQUIRED: The workaround is - always active on this vCPU or it is not needed. + KVM_REG_ARM_SMCCC_ARCH_WORKAROUND_2_NOT_REQUIRED: + The workaround is always active on this vCPU or it is not needed. -[1] https://developer.arm.com/-/media/developer/pdf/ARM_DEN_0070A_Firmware_interfaces_for_mitigating_CVE-2017-5715.pdf +.. [1] https://developer.arm.com/-/media/developer/pdf/ARM_DEN_0070A_Firmware_interfaces_for_mitigating_CVE-2017-5715.pdf |