[PATCH] Documentation: KVM: Update GICv3 docs for GICv5 hosts

Sascha Bischoff Sascha.Bischoff at arm.com
Tue Oct 7 08:48:54 PDT 2025


GICv5 hosts optionally include FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY, which allows them to
execute GICv3-based VMs on GICv5 hardware. Update the GICv3
documentation to reflect this now that GICv3 guests are supports on
compatible GICv5 hosts.

Signed-off-by: Sascha Bischoff <sascha.bischoff at arm.com>
---
 Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
index ff02102f71410..5395ee66fc324 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ will act as the VM interrupt controller, requiring emulated user-space devices
 to inject interrupts to the VGIC instead of directly to CPUs.  It is not
 possible to create both a GICv3 and GICv2 on the same VM.
 
-Creating a guest GICv3 device requires a host GICv3 as well.
+Creating a guest GICv3 device requires a host GICv3 host, or a GICv5 host with
+support for FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY.
 
 
 Groups:
-- 
2.34.1



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