[PATCH v2 2/6] arm/arm64: KVM: Correct KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT power off option
Marc Zyngier
marc.zyngier at arm.com
Mon Dec 8 03:47:24 PST 2014
On 03/12/14 21:18, Christoffer Dall wrote:
> The implementation of KVM_ARM_VCPU_INIT is currently not doing what
> userspace expects, namely making sure that a vcpu which may have been
> turned off using PSCI is returned to its initial state, which would be
> powered on if userspace does not set the KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF flag.
>
> Implement the expected functionality and clarify the ABI.
>
> Signed-off-by: Christoffer Dall <christoffer.dall at linaro.org>
> ---
> Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 3 ++-
> arch/arm/kvm/arm.c | 2 ++
> 2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> index 7610eaa..bb82a90 100644
> --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> @@ -2455,7 +2455,8 @@ should be created before this ioctl is invoked.
>
> Possible features:
> - KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF: Starts the CPU in a power-off state.
> - Depends on KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI.
> + Depends on KVM_CAP_ARM_PSCI. If not set, the CPU will be powered on
> + and execute guest code when KVM_RUN is called.
> - KVM_ARM_VCPU_EL1_32BIT: Starts the CPU in a 32bit mode.
> Depends on KVM_CAP_ARM_EL1_32BIT (arm64 only).
> - KVM_ARM_VCPU_PSCI_0_2: Emulate PSCI v0.2 for the CPU.
> diff --git a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
> index b160bea..edc1964 100644
> --- a/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
> +++ b/arch/arm/kvm/arm.c
> @@ -663,6 +663,8 @@ static int kvm_arch_vcpu_ioctl_vcpu_init(struct kvm_vcpu *vcpu,
> */
> if (test_bit(KVM_ARM_VCPU_POWER_OFF, vcpu->arch.features))
> vcpu->arch.pause = true;
> + else
> + vcpu->arch.pause = false;
>
> return 0;
> }
>
Acked-by: Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier at arm.com>
M.
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