[PATCH 2/3] docs: kvm: devices/arm-vgic-v3: Document KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4 attr
Raghavendra Rao Ananta
rananta at google.com
Wed May 14 12:21:58 PDT 2025
Document the KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4 attr under
KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CTRL, that includes the values supported to set/get
and the expected error returns.
Signed-off-by: Raghavendra Rao Ananta <rananta at google.com>
---
.../virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst | 24 +++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
index e860498b1e35..2eed2ac13542 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
@@ -240,17 +240,33 @@ Groups:
save all LPI pending bits into guest RAM pending tables.
The first kB of the pending table is not altered by this operation.
+ KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4
+ attribute to enable/disable vGICv4 for a VM. It supports three values:
+ KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4_UNAVAILABLE: Kernel is not booted with
+ 'kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1' cmdline, and hence vGICv4 is unavailable to
+ the VM. The value can only be read by the userspace, but cannot be set.
+ KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4_ENABLE: Kernel is booted with
+ 'kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1' cmdline, and vGICv4 is available and enabled
+ for the VM (default config). Userspace can get and set this value.
+ KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4_DISABLE: Kernel is booted with
+ 'kvm-arm.vgic_v4_enable=1' cmdline, and vGICv4 is available and disabled
+ for the VM. Userspace can get and set this value.
+
Errors:
- ======= ========================================================
+ ======= ==================================================================
-ENXIO VGIC not properly configured as required prior to calling
- this attribute
+ this attribute or trying to enable/disable vGICv4 for the VM
+ on a vGICv3 configuration in the case of
+ KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4
+ -EINVAL Invalid configuration supplied by userspace
-ENODEV no online VCPU
-ENOMEM memory shortage when allocating vgic internal data
-EFAULT Invalid guest ram access
- -EBUSY One or more VCPUS are running
- ======= ========================================================
+ -EBUSY One or more VCPUS are running or vGIC has already been initialized
+ in the case of KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CONFIG_GICV4
+ ======= ==================================================================
KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_LEVEL_INFO
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