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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst index c136e254b496..99ceb978c8b0 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst @@ -360,10 +360,9 @@ since the last call to this ioctl. Bit 0 is the first page in the memory slot. Ensure the entire structure is cleared to avoid padding issues. -If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 specifies -the address space for which you want to return the dirty bitmap. -They must be less than the value that KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION returns for -the KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE capability. +If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 of slot field specifies +the address space for which you want to return the dirty bitmap. See +KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION for details on the usage of slot field. The bits in the dirty bitmap are cleared before the ioctl returns, unless KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2 is enabled. For more information, @@ -1281,6 +1280,9 @@ field userspace_addr, which must point at user addressable memory for the entire memory slot size. Any object may back this memory, including anonymous memory, ordinary files, and hugetlbfs. +On architectures that support a form of address tagging, userspace_addr must +be an untagged address. + It is recommended that the lower 21 bits of guest_phys_addr and userspace_addr be identical. This allows large pages in the guest to be backed by large pages in the host. @@ -1333,7 +1335,7 @@ documentation when it pops into existence). :Capability: KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP_VM :Architectures: all -:Type: vcpu ioctl +:Type: vm ioctl :Parameters: struct kvm_enable_cap (in) :Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error @@ -4432,7 +4434,7 @@ to I/O ports. :Capability: KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2 :Architectures: x86, arm, arm64, mips :Type: vm ioctl -:Parameters: struct kvm_dirty_log (in) +:Parameters: struct kvm_clear_dirty_log (in) :Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error :: @@ -4459,10 +4461,9 @@ in KVM's dirty bitmap, and dirty tracking is re-enabled for that page (for example via write-protection, or by clearing the dirty bit in a page table entry). -If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 specifies -the address space for which you want to return the dirty bitmap. -They must be less than the value that KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION returns for -the KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE capability. +If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 of slot field specifies +the address space for which you want to clear the dirty status. See +KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION for details on the usage of slot field. This ioctl is mostly useful when KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2 is enabled; for more information, see the description of the capability. |