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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 07e87a7c665d..cd209f7730af 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -123,6 +123,37 @@ memory layout to fit in user mode), check KVM_CAP_MIPS_VZ and use the flag KVM_VM_MIPS_VZ. +On arm64, the physical address size for a VM (IPA Size limit) is limited +to 40bits by default. The limit can be configured if the host supports the +extension KVM_CAP_ARM_VM_IPA_SIZE. When supported, use +KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(IPA_Bits) to set the size in the machine type +identifier, where IPA_Bits is the maximum width of any physical +address used by the VM. The IPA_Bits is encoded in bits[7-0] of the +machine type identifier. + +e.g, to configure a guest to use 48bit physical address size : + + vm_fd = ioctl(dev_fd, KVM_CREATE_VM, KVM_VM_TYPE_ARM_IPA_SIZE(48)); + +The requested size (IPA_Bits) must be : + 0 - Implies default size, 40bits (for backward compatibility) + + or + + N - Implies N bits, where N is a positive integer such that, + 32 <= N <= Host_IPA_Limit + +Host_IPA_Limit is the maximum possible value for IPA_Bits on the host and +is dependent on the CPU capability and the kernel configuration. The limit can +be retrieved using KVM_CAP_ARM_VM_IPA_SIZE of the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION +ioctl() at run-time. + +Please note that configuring the IPA size does not affect the capability +exposed by the guest CPUs in ID_AA64MMFR0_EL1[PARange]. It only affects +size of the address translated by the stage2 level (guest physical to +host physical address translations). + + 4.3 KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST, KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST Capability: basic, KVM_CAP_GET_MSR_FEATURES for KVM_GET_MSR_FEATURE_INDEX_LIST |