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@@ -185,3 +185,37 @@ MSR_KVM_ASYNC_PF_EN: 0x4b564d02
Currently type 2 APF will be always delivered on the same vcpu as
type 1 was, but guest should not rely on that.
+
+MSR_KVM_STEAL_TIME: 0x4b564d03
+
+ data: 64-byte alignment physical address of a memory area which must be
+ in guest RAM, plus an enable bit in bit 0. This memory is expected to
+ hold a copy of the following structure:
+
+ struct kvm_steal_time {
+ __u64 steal;
+ __u32 version;
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u32 pad[12];
+ }
+
+ whose data will be filled in by the hypervisor periodically. Only one
+ write, or registration, is needed for each VCPU. The interval between
+ updates of this structure is arbitrary and implementation-dependent.
+ The hypervisor may update this structure at any time it sees fit until
+ anything with bit0 == 0 is written to it. Guest is required to make sure
+ this structure is initialized to zero.
+
+ Fields have the following meanings:
+
+ version: a sequence counter. In other words, guest has to check
+ this field before and after grabbing time information and make
+ sure they are both equal and even. An odd version indicates an
+ in-progress update.
+
+ flags: At this point, always zero. May be used to indicate
+ changes in this structure in the future.
+
+ steal: the amount of time in which this vCPU did not run, in
+ nanoseconds. Time during which the vcpu is idle, will not be
+ reported as steal time.