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1.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
2
3======================
4Generic vcpu interface
5======================
6
7The virtual cpu "device" also accepts the ioctls KVM_SET_DEVICE_ATTR,
8KVM_GET_DEVICE_ATTR, and KVM_HAS_DEVICE_ATTR. The interface uses the same struct
9kvm_device_attr as other devices, but targets VCPU-wide settings and controls.
10
11The groups and attributes per virtual cpu, if any, are architecture specific.
12
131. GROUP: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_CTRL
14==================================
15
16:Architectures: ARM64
17
181.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_IRQ
19---------------------------------------
20
21:Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address for PMU overflow interrupt is a
22	     pointer to an int
23
24Returns:
25
26	 =======  ========================================================
27	 -EBUSY   The PMU overflow interrupt is already set
28	 -EFAULT  Error reading interrupt number
29	 -ENXIO   PMUv3 not supported or the overflow interrupt not set
30		  when attempting to get it
31	 -ENODEV  KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3 feature missing from VCPU
32	 -EINVAL  Invalid PMU overflow interrupt number supplied or
33		  trying to set the IRQ number without using an in-kernel
34		  irqchip.
35	 =======  ========================================================
36
37A value describing the PMUv3 (Performance Monitor Unit v3) overflow interrupt
38number for this vcpu. This interrupt could be a PPI or SPI, but the interrupt
39type must be same for each vcpu. As a PPI, the interrupt number is the same for
40all vcpus, while as an SPI it must be a separate number per vcpu.
41
421.2 ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_INIT
43---------------------------------------
44
45:Parameters: no additional parameter in kvm_device_attr.addr
46
47Returns:
48
49	 =======  ======================================================
50	 -EEXIST  Interrupt number already used
51	 -ENODEV  PMUv3 not supported or GIC not initialized
52	 -ENXIO   PMUv3 not supported, missing VCPU feature or interrupt
53		  number not set
54	 -EBUSY   PMUv3 already initialized
55	 =======  ======================================================
56
57Request the initialization of the PMUv3.  If using the PMUv3 with an in-kernel
58virtual GIC implementation, this must be done after initializing the in-kernel
59irqchip.
60
611.3 ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_FILTER
62-----------------------------------------
63
64:Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address for a PMU event filter is a
65             pointer to a struct kvm_pmu_event_filter
66
67:Returns:
68
69	 =======  ======================================================
70	 -ENODEV  PMUv3 not supported or GIC not initialized
71	 -ENXIO   PMUv3 not properly configured or in-kernel irqchip not
72	 	  configured as required prior to calling this attribute
73	 -EBUSY   PMUv3 already initialized or a VCPU has already run
74	 -EINVAL  Invalid filter range
75	 =======  ======================================================
76
77Request the installation of a PMU event filter described as follows::
78
79    struct kvm_pmu_event_filter {
80	    __u16	base_event;
81	    __u16	nevents;
82
83    #define KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW	0
84    #define KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY	1
85
86	    __u8	action;
87	    __u8	pad[3];
88    };
89
90A filter range is defined as the range [@base_event, @base_event + @nevents),
91together with an @action (KVM_PMU_EVENT_ALLOW or KVM_PMU_EVENT_DENY). The
92first registered range defines the global policy (global ALLOW if the first
93@action is DENY, global DENY if the first @action is ALLOW). Multiple ranges
94can be programmed, and must fit within the event space defined by the PMU
95architecture (10 bits on ARMv8.0, 16 bits from ARMv8.1 onwards).
96
97Note: "Cancelling" a filter by registering the opposite action for the same
98range doesn't change the default action. For example, installing an ALLOW
99filter for event range [0:10) as the first filter and then applying a DENY
100action for the same range will leave the whole range as disabled.
101
102Restrictions: Event 0 (SW_INCR) is never filtered, as it doesn't count a
103hardware event. Filtering event 0x1E (CHAIN) has no effect either, as it
104isn't strictly speaking an event. Filtering the cycle counter is possible
105using event 0x11 (CPU_CYCLES).
106
1071.4 ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_SET_PMU
108------------------------------------------
109
110:Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address to an int representing the PMU
111             identifier.
112
113:Returns:
114
115	 =======  ====================================================
116	 -EBUSY   PMUv3 already initialized, a VCPU has already run or
117                  an event filter has already been set
118	 -EFAULT  Error accessing the PMU identifier
119	 -ENXIO   PMU not found
120	 -ENODEV  PMUv3 not supported or GIC not initialized
121	 -ENOMEM  Could not allocate memory
122	 =======  ====================================================
123
124Request that the VCPU uses the specified hardware PMU when creating guest events
125for the purpose of PMU emulation. The PMU identifier can be read from the "type"
126file for the desired PMU instance under /sys/devices (or, equivalent,
127/sys/bus/even_source). This attribute is particularly useful on heterogeneous
128systems where there are at least two CPU PMUs on the system. The PMU that is set
129for one VCPU will be used by all the other VCPUs. It isn't possible to set a PMU
130if a PMU event filter is already present.
131
132Note that KVM will not make any attempts to run the VCPU on the physical CPUs
133associated with the PMU specified by this attribute. This is entirely left to
134userspace. However, attempting to run the VCPU on a physical CPU not supported
135by the PMU will fail and KVM_RUN will return with
136exit_reason = KVM_EXIT_FAIL_ENTRY and populate the fail_entry struct by setting
137hardare_entry_failure_reason field to KVM_EXIT_FAIL_ENTRY_CPU_UNSUPPORTED and
138the cpu field to the processor id.
139
1402. GROUP: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_CTRL
141=================================
142
143:Architectures: ARM64
144
1452.1. ATTRIBUTES: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER, KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER
146-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
147
148:Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address for the timer interrupt is a
149	     pointer to an int
150
151Returns:
152
153	 =======  =================================
154	 -EINVAL  Invalid timer interrupt number
155	 -EBUSY   One or more VCPUs has already run
156	 =======  =================================
157
158A value describing the architected timer interrupt number when connected to an
159in-kernel virtual GIC.  These must be a PPI (16 <= intid < 32).  Setting the
160attribute overrides the default values (see below).
161
162=============================  ==========================================
163KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER  The EL1 virtual timer intid (default: 27)
164KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER  The EL1 physical timer intid (default: 30)
165=============================  ==========================================
166
167Setting the same PPI for different timers will prevent the VCPUs from running.
168Setting the interrupt number on a VCPU configures all VCPUs created at that
169time to use the number provided for a given timer, overwriting any previously
170configured values on other VCPUs.  Userspace should configure the interrupt
171numbers on at least one VCPU after creating all VCPUs and before running any
172VCPUs.
173
1743. GROUP: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PVTIME_CTRL
175==================================
176
177:Architectures: ARM64
178
1793.1 ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PVTIME_IPA
180--------------------------------------
181
182:Parameters: 64-bit base address
183
184Returns:
185
186	 =======  ======================================
187	 -ENXIO   Stolen time not implemented
188	 -EEXIST  Base address already set for this VCPU
189	 -EINVAL  Base address not 64 byte aligned
190	 =======  ======================================
191
192Specifies the base address of the stolen time structure for this VCPU. The
193base address must be 64 byte aligned and exist within a valid guest memory
194region. See Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/pvtime.rst for more information
195including the layout of the stolen time structure.
196