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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 23 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h | 3 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h | 4 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | include/linux/kvm.h | 15 |
6 files changed, 53 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index a67fb35993fa..7ca696227d3a 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -1771,6 +1771,29 @@ developer registration required to access it). /* Fix the size of the union. */ char padding[256]; }; + + /* + * shared registers between kvm and userspace. + * kvm_valid_regs specifies the register classes set by the host + * kvm_dirty_regs specified the register classes dirtied by userspace + * struct kvm_sync_regs is architecture specific, as well as the + * bits for kvm_valid_regs and kvm_dirty_regs + */ + __u64 kvm_valid_regs; + __u64 kvm_dirty_regs; + union { + struct kvm_sync_regs regs; + char padding[1024]; + } s; + +If KVM_CAP_SYNC_REGS is defined, these fields allow userspace to access +certain guest registers without having to call SET/GET_*REGS. Thus we can +avoid some system call overhead if userspace has to handle the exit. +Userspace can query the validity of the structure by checking +kvm_valid_regs for specific bits. These bits are architecture specific +and usually define the validity of a groups of registers. (e.g. one bit + for general purpose registers) + }; 6. Capabilities that can be enabled diff --git a/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h index bc90c75adf67..b9f82c84f093 100644 --- a/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h +++ b/arch/ia64/include/asm/kvm.h @@ -261,4 +261,8 @@ struct kvm_debug_exit_arch { struct kvm_guest_debug_arch { }; +/* definition of registers in kvm_run */ +struct kvm_sync_regs { +}; + #endif diff --git a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h index f7727d91ac6b..7d9d4de057ef 100644 --- a/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h +++ b/arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h @@ -265,6 +265,10 @@ struct kvm_debug_exit_arch { struct kvm_guest_debug_arch { }; +/* definition of registers in kvm_run */ +struct kvm_sync_regs { +}; + #define KVM_REG_MASK 0x001f #define KVM_REG_EXT_MASK 0xffe0 #define KVM_REG_GPR 0x0000 diff --git a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h index 82b32a100c7d..325560afb77e 100644 --- a/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h +++ b/arch/s390/include/asm/kvm.h @@ -41,4 +41,7 @@ struct kvm_debug_exit_arch { struct kvm_guest_debug_arch { }; +/* definition of registers in kvm_run */ +struct kvm_sync_regs { +}; #endif diff --git a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h index 4d8dcbdfc120..e7d1c194d272 100644 --- a/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h +++ b/arch/x86/include/asm/kvm.h @@ -321,4 +321,8 @@ struct kvm_xcrs { __u64 padding[16]; }; +/* definition of registers in kvm_run */ +struct kvm_sync_regs { +}; + #endif /* _ASM_X86_KVM_H */ diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h index 6cf048d9604b..245bcb3a0fcd 100644 --- a/include/linux/kvm.h +++ b/include/linux/kvm.h @@ -279,6 +279,20 @@ struct kvm_run { /* Fix the size of the union. */ char padding[256]; }; + + /* + * shared registers between kvm and userspace. + * kvm_valid_regs specifies the register classes set by the host + * kvm_dirty_regs specified the register classes dirtied by userspace + * struct kvm_sync_regs is architecture specific, as well as the + * bits for kvm_valid_regs and kvm_dirty_regs + */ + __u64 kvm_valid_regs; + __u64 kvm_dirty_regs; + union { + struct kvm_sync_regs regs; + char padding[1024]; + } s; }; /* for KVM_REGISTER_COALESCED_MMIO / KVM_UNREGISTER_COALESCED_MMIO */ @@ -570,6 +584,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_pvinfo { #define KVM_CAP_S390_GMAP 71 #define KVM_CAP_TSC_DEADLINE_TIMER 72 #define KVM_CAP_S390_UCONTROL 73 +#define KVM_CAP_SYNC_REGS 74 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING |