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1 | The Definitive KVM (Kernel-based Virtual Machine) API Documentation |
2 | =================================================================== | |
3 | ||
4 | 1. General description | |
5 | ||
6 | The kvm API is a set of ioctls that are issued to control various aspects | |
7 | of a virtual machine. The ioctls belong to three classes | |
8 | ||
9 | - System ioctls: These query and set global attributes which affect the | |
10 | whole kvm subsystem. In addition a system ioctl is used to create | |
11 | virtual machines | |
12 | ||
13 | - VM ioctls: These query and set attributes that affect an entire virtual | |
14 | machine, for example memory layout. In addition a VM ioctl is used to | |
15 | create virtual cpus (vcpus). | |
16 | ||
17 | Only run VM ioctls from the same process (address space) that was used | |
18 | to create the VM. | |
19 | ||
20 | - vcpu ioctls: These query and set attributes that control the operation | |
21 | of a single virtual cpu. | |
22 | ||
23 | Only run vcpu ioctls from the same thread that was used to create the | |
24 | vcpu. | |
25 | ||
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27 | |
28 | The kvm API is centered around file descriptors. An initial | |
29 | open("/dev/kvm") obtains a handle to the kvm subsystem; this handle | |
30 | can be used to issue system ioctls. A KVM_CREATE_VM ioctl on this | |
2044892d | 31 | handle will create a VM file descriptor which can be used to issue VM |
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32 | ioctls. A KVM_CREATE_VCPU ioctl on a VM fd will create a virtual cpu |
33 | and return a file descriptor pointing to it. Finally, ioctls on a vcpu | |
34 | fd can be used to control the vcpu, including the important task of | |
35 | actually running guest code. | |
36 | ||
37 | In general file descriptors can be migrated among processes by means | |
38 | of fork() and the SCM_RIGHTS facility of unix domain socket. These | |
39 | kinds of tricks are explicitly not supported by kvm. While they will | |
40 | not cause harm to the host, their actual behavior is not guaranteed by | |
41 | the API. The only supported use is one virtual machine per process, | |
42 | and one vcpu per thread. | |
43 | ||
44 | 3. Extensions | |
45 | ||
46 | As of Linux 2.6.22, the KVM ABI has been stabilized: no backward | |
47 | incompatible change are allowed. However, there is an extension | |
48 | facility that allows backward-compatible extensions to the API to be | |
49 | queried and used. | |
50 | ||
51 | The extension mechanism is not based on on the Linux version number. | |
52 | Instead, kvm defines extension identifiers and a facility to query | |
53 | whether a particular extension identifier is available. If it is, a | |
54 | set of ioctls is available for application use. | |
55 | ||
56 | 4. API description | |
57 | ||
58 | This section describes ioctls that can be used to control kvm guests. | |
59 | For each ioctl, the following information is provided along with a | |
60 | description: | |
61 | ||
62 | Capability: which KVM extension provides this ioctl. Can be 'basic', | |
63 | which means that is will be provided by any kernel that supports | |
64 | API version 12 (see section 4.1), or a KVM_CAP_xyz constant, which | |
65 | means availability needs to be checked with KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION | |
66 | (see section 4.4). | |
67 | ||
68 | Architectures: which instruction set architectures provide this ioctl. | |
69 | x86 includes both i386 and x86_64. | |
70 | ||
71 | Type: system, vm, or vcpu. | |
72 | ||
73 | Parameters: what parameters are accepted by the ioctl. | |
74 | ||
75 | Returns: the return value. General error numbers (EBADF, ENOMEM, EINVAL) | |
76 | are not detailed, but errors with specific meanings are. | |
77 | ||
78 | 4.1 KVM_GET_API_VERSION | |
79 | ||
80 | Capability: basic | |
81 | Architectures: all | |
82 | Type: system ioctl | |
83 | Parameters: none | |
84 | Returns: the constant KVM_API_VERSION (=12) | |
85 | ||
86 | This identifies the API version as the stable kvm API. It is not | |
87 | expected that this number will change. However, Linux 2.6.20 and | |
88 | 2.6.21 report earlier versions; these are not documented and not | |
89 | supported. Applications should refuse to run if KVM_GET_API_VERSION | |
90 | returns a value other than 12. If this check passes, all ioctls | |
91 | described as 'basic' will be available. | |
92 | ||
93 | 4.2 KVM_CREATE_VM | |
94 | ||
95 | Capability: basic | |
96 | Architectures: all | |
97 | Type: system ioctl | |
98 | Parameters: none | |
99 | Returns: a VM fd that can be used to control the new virtual machine. | |
100 | ||
101 | The new VM has no virtual cpus and no memory. An mmap() of a VM fd | |
102 | will access the virtual machine's physical address space; offset zero | |
103 | corresponds to guest physical address zero. Use of mmap() on a VM fd | |
104 | is discouraged if userspace memory allocation (KVM_CAP_USER_MEMORY) is | |
105 | available. | |
106 | ||
107 | 4.3 KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST | |
108 | ||
109 | Capability: basic | |
110 | Architectures: x86 | |
111 | Type: system | |
112 | Parameters: struct kvm_msr_list (in/out) | |
113 | Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error | |
114 | Errors: | |
115 | E2BIG: the msr index list is to be to fit in the array specified by | |
116 | the user. | |
117 | ||
118 | struct kvm_msr_list { | |
119 | __u32 nmsrs; /* number of msrs in entries */ | |
120 | __u32 indices[0]; | |
121 | }; | |
122 | ||
123 | This ioctl returns the guest msrs that are supported. The list varies | |
124 | by kvm version and host processor, but does not change otherwise. The | |
125 | user fills in the size of the indices array in nmsrs, and in return | |
126 | kvm adjusts nmsrs to reflect the actual number of msrs and fills in | |
127 | the indices array with their numbers. | |
128 | ||
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129 | Note: if kvm indicates supports MCE (KVM_CAP_MCE), then the MCE bank MSRs are |
130 | not returned in the MSR list, as different vcpus can have a different number | |
131 | of banks, as set via the KVM_X86_SETUP_MCE ioctl. | |
132 | ||
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133 | 4.4 KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION |
134 | ||
135 | Capability: basic | |
136 | Architectures: all | |
137 | Type: system ioctl | |
138 | Parameters: extension identifier (KVM_CAP_*) | |
139 | Returns: 0 if unsupported; 1 (or some other positive integer) if supported | |
140 | ||
141 | The API allows the application to query about extensions to the core | |
142 | kvm API. Userspace passes an extension identifier (an integer) and | |
143 | receives an integer that describes the extension availability. | |
144 | Generally 0 means no and 1 means yes, but some extensions may report | |
145 | additional information in the integer return value. | |
146 | ||
147 | 4.5 KVM_GET_VCPU_MMAP_SIZE | |
148 | ||
149 | Capability: basic | |
150 | Architectures: all | |
151 | Type: system ioctl | |
152 | Parameters: none | |
153 | Returns: size of vcpu mmap area, in bytes | |
154 | ||
155 | The KVM_RUN ioctl (cf.) communicates with userspace via a shared | |
156 | memory region. This ioctl returns the size of that region. See the | |
157 | KVM_RUN documentation for details. | |
158 | ||
159 | 4.6 KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION | |
160 | ||
161 | Capability: basic | |
162 | Architectures: all | |
163 | Type: vm ioctl | |
164 | Parameters: struct kvm_memory_region (in) | |
165 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
166 | ||
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170 | |
171 | Capability: basic | |
172 | Architectures: all | |
173 | Type: vm ioctl | |
174 | Parameters: vcpu id (apic id on x86) | |
175 | Returns: vcpu fd on success, -1 on error | |
176 | ||
177 | This API adds a vcpu to a virtual machine. The vcpu id is a small integer | |
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178 | in the range [0, max_vcpus). You can use KVM_CAP_NR_VCPUS of the |
179 | KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl() to determine the value for max_vcpus at run-time. | |
180 | If the KVM_CAP_NR_VCPUS does not exist, you should assume that max_vcpus is 4 | |
181 | cpus max. | |
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68ba6974 | 183 | 4.8 KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG (vm ioctl) |
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184 | |
185 | Capability: basic | |
186 | Architectures: x86 | |
187 | Type: vm ioctl | |
188 | Parameters: struct kvm_dirty_log (in/out) | |
189 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
190 | ||
191 | /* for KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG */ | |
192 | struct kvm_dirty_log { | |
193 | __u32 slot; | |
194 | __u32 padding; | |
195 | union { | |
196 | void __user *dirty_bitmap; /* one bit per page */ | |
197 | __u64 padding; | |
198 | }; | |
199 | }; | |
200 | ||
201 | Given a memory slot, return a bitmap containing any pages dirtied | |
202 | since the last call to this ioctl. Bit 0 is the first page in the | |
203 | memory slot. Ensure the entire structure is cleared to avoid padding | |
204 | issues. | |
205 | ||
68ba6974 | 206 | 4.9 KVM_SET_MEMORY_ALIAS |
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207 | |
208 | Capability: basic | |
209 | Architectures: x86 | |
210 | Type: vm ioctl | |
211 | Parameters: struct kvm_memory_alias (in) | |
212 | Returns: 0 (success), -1 (error) | |
213 | ||
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68ba6974 | 216 | 4.10 KVM_RUN |
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217 | |
218 | Capability: basic | |
219 | Architectures: all | |
220 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
221 | Parameters: none | |
222 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
223 | Errors: | |
224 | EINTR: an unmasked signal is pending | |
225 | ||
226 | This ioctl is used to run a guest virtual cpu. While there are no | |
227 | explicit parameters, there is an implicit parameter block that can be | |
228 | obtained by mmap()ing the vcpu fd at offset 0, with the size given by | |
229 | KVM_GET_VCPU_MMAP_SIZE. The parameter block is formatted as a 'struct | |
230 | kvm_run' (see below). | |
231 | ||
68ba6974 | 232 | 4.11 KVM_GET_REGS |
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233 | |
234 | Capability: basic | |
235 | Architectures: all | |
236 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
237 | Parameters: struct kvm_regs (out) | |
238 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
239 | ||
240 | Reads the general purpose registers from the vcpu. | |
241 | ||
242 | /* x86 */ | |
243 | struct kvm_regs { | |
244 | /* out (KVM_GET_REGS) / in (KVM_SET_REGS) */ | |
245 | __u64 rax, rbx, rcx, rdx; | |
246 | __u64 rsi, rdi, rsp, rbp; | |
247 | __u64 r8, r9, r10, r11; | |
248 | __u64 r12, r13, r14, r15; | |
249 | __u64 rip, rflags; | |
250 | }; | |
251 | ||
68ba6974 | 252 | 4.12 KVM_SET_REGS |
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253 | |
254 | Capability: basic | |
255 | Architectures: all | |
256 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
257 | Parameters: struct kvm_regs (in) | |
258 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
259 | ||
260 | Writes the general purpose registers into the vcpu. | |
261 | ||
262 | See KVM_GET_REGS for the data structure. | |
263 | ||
68ba6974 | 264 | 4.13 KVM_GET_SREGS |
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265 | |
266 | Capability: basic | |
5ce941ee | 267 | Architectures: x86, ppc |
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268 | Type: vcpu ioctl |
269 | Parameters: struct kvm_sregs (out) | |
270 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
271 | ||
272 | Reads special registers from the vcpu. | |
273 | ||
274 | /* x86 */ | |
275 | struct kvm_sregs { | |
276 | struct kvm_segment cs, ds, es, fs, gs, ss; | |
277 | struct kvm_segment tr, ldt; | |
278 | struct kvm_dtable gdt, idt; | |
279 | __u64 cr0, cr2, cr3, cr4, cr8; | |
280 | __u64 efer; | |
281 | __u64 apic_base; | |
282 | __u64 interrupt_bitmap[(KVM_NR_INTERRUPTS + 63) / 64]; | |
283 | }; | |
284 | ||
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285 | /* ppc -- see arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm.h */ |
286 | ||
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287 | interrupt_bitmap is a bitmap of pending external interrupts. At most |
288 | one bit may be set. This interrupt has been acknowledged by the APIC | |
289 | but not yet injected into the cpu core. | |
290 | ||
68ba6974 | 291 | 4.14 KVM_SET_SREGS |
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292 | |
293 | Capability: basic | |
5ce941ee | 294 | Architectures: x86, ppc |
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295 | Type: vcpu ioctl |
296 | Parameters: struct kvm_sregs (in) | |
297 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
298 | ||
299 | Writes special registers into the vcpu. See KVM_GET_SREGS for the | |
300 | data structures. | |
301 | ||
68ba6974 | 302 | 4.15 KVM_TRANSLATE |
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303 | |
304 | Capability: basic | |
305 | Architectures: x86 | |
306 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
307 | Parameters: struct kvm_translation (in/out) | |
308 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
309 | ||
310 | Translates a virtual address according to the vcpu's current address | |
311 | translation mode. | |
312 | ||
313 | struct kvm_translation { | |
314 | /* in */ | |
315 | __u64 linear_address; | |
316 | ||
317 | /* out */ | |
318 | __u64 physical_address; | |
319 | __u8 valid; | |
320 | __u8 writeable; | |
321 | __u8 usermode; | |
322 | __u8 pad[5]; | |
323 | }; | |
324 | ||
68ba6974 | 325 | 4.16 KVM_INTERRUPT |
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326 | |
327 | Capability: basic | |
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329 | Type: vcpu ioctl |
330 | Parameters: struct kvm_interrupt (in) | |
331 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
332 | ||
333 | Queues a hardware interrupt vector to be injected. This is only | |
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335 | |
336 | /* for KVM_INTERRUPT */ | |
337 | struct kvm_interrupt { | |
338 | /* in */ | |
339 | __u32 irq; | |
340 | }; | |
341 | ||
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342 | X86: |
343 | ||
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344 | Note 'irq' is an interrupt vector, not an interrupt pin or line. |
345 | ||
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346 | PPC: |
347 | ||
348 | Queues an external interrupt to be injected. This ioctl is overleaded | |
349 | with 3 different irq values: | |
350 | ||
351 | a) KVM_INTERRUPT_SET | |
352 | ||
353 | This injects an edge type external interrupt into the guest once it's ready | |
354 | to receive interrupts. When injected, the interrupt is done. | |
355 | ||
356 | b) KVM_INTERRUPT_UNSET | |
357 | ||
358 | This unsets any pending interrupt. | |
359 | ||
360 | Only available with KVM_CAP_PPC_UNSET_IRQ. | |
361 | ||
362 | c) KVM_INTERRUPT_SET_LEVEL | |
363 | ||
364 | This injects a level type external interrupt into the guest context. The | |
365 | interrupt stays pending until a specific ioctl with KVM_INTERRUPT_UNSET | |
366 | is triggered. | |
367 | ||
368 | Only available with KVM_CAP_PPC_IRQ_LEVEL. | |
369 | ||
370 | Note that any value for 'irq' other than the ones stated above is invalid | |
371 | and incurs unexpected behavior. | |
372 | ||
68ba6974 | 373 | 4.17 KVM_DEBUG_GUEST |
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375 | Capability: basic | |
376 | Architectures: none | |
377 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
378 | Parameters: none) | |
379 | Returns: -1 on error | |
380 | ||
381 | Support for this has been removed. Use KVM_SET_GUEST_DEBUG instead. | |
382 | ||
68ba6974 | 383 | 4.18 KVM_GET_MSRS |
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384 | |
385 | Capability: basic | |
386 | Architectures: x86 | |
387 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
388 | Parameters: struct kvm_msrs (in/out) | |
389 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
390 | ||
391 | Reads model-specific registers from the vcpu. Supported msr indices can | |
392 | be obtained using KVM_GET_MSR_INDEX_LIST. | |
393 | ||
394 | struct kvm_msrs { | |
395 | __u32 nmsrs; /* number of msrs in entries */ | |
396 | __u32 pad; | |
397 | ||
398 | struct kvm_msr_entry entries[0]; | |
399 | }; | |
400 | ||
401 | struct kvm_msr_entry { | |
402 | __u32 index; | |
403 | __u32 reserved; | |
404 | __u64 data; | |
405 | }; | |
406 | ||
407 | Application code should set the 'nmsrs' member (which indicates the | |
408 | size of the entries array) and the 'index' member of each array entry. | |
409 | kvm will fill in the 'data' member. | |
410 | ||
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412 | |
413 | Capability: basic | |
414 | Architectures: x86 | |
415 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
416 | Parameters: struct kvm_msrs (in) | |
417 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
418 | ||
419 | Writes model-specific registers to the vcpu. See KVM_GET_MSRS for the | |
420 | data structures. | |
421 | ||
422 | Application code should set the 'nmsrs' member (which indicates the | |
423 | size of the entries array), and the 'index' and 'data' members of each | |
424 | array entry. | |
425 | ||
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427 | |
428 | Capability: basic | |
429 | Architectures: x86 | |
430 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
431 | Parameters: struct kvm_cpuid (in) | |
432 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
433 | ||
434 | Defines the vcpu responses to the cpuid instruction. Applications | |
435 | should use the KVM_SET_CPUID2 ioctl if available. | |
436 | ||
437 | ||
438 | struct kvm_cpuid_entry { | |
439 | __u32 function; | |
440 | __u32 eax; | |
441 | __u32 ebx; | |
442 | __u32 ecx; | |
443 | __u32 edx; | |
444 | __u32 padding; | |
445 | }; | |
446 | ||
447 | /* for KVM_SET_CPUID */ | |
448 | struct kvm_cpuid { | |
449 | __u32 nent; | |
450 | __u32 padding; | |
451 | struct kvm_cpuid_entry entries[0]; | |
452 | }; | |
453 | ||
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456 | Capability: basic | |
457 | Architectures: x86 | |
458 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
459 | Parameters: struct kvm_signal_mask (in) | |
460 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
461 | ||
462 | Defines which signals are blocked during execution of KVM_RUN. This | |
463 | signal mask temporarily overrides the threads signal mask. Any | |
464 | unblocked signal received (except SIGKILL and SIGSTOP, which retain | |
465 | their traditional behaviour) will cause KVM_RUN to return with -EINTR. | |
466 | ||
467 | Note the signal will only be delivered if not blocked by the original | |
468 | signal mask. | |
469 | ||
470 | /* for KVM_SET_SIGNAL_MASK */ | |
471 | struct kvm_signal_mask { | |
472 | __u32 len; | |
473 | __u8 sigset[0]; | |
474 | }; | |
475 | ||
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477 | |
478 | Capability: basic | |
479 | Architectures: x86 | |
480 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
481 | Parameters: struct kvm_fpu (out) | |
482 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
483 | ||
484 | Reads the floating point state from the vcpu. | |
485 | ||
486 | /* for KVM_GET_FPU and KVM_SET_FPU */ | |
487 | struct kvm_fpu { | |
488 | __u8 fpr[8][16]; | |
489 | __u16 fcw; | |
490 | __u16 fsw; | |
491 | __u8 ftwx; /* in fxsave format */ | |
492 | __u8 pad1; | |
493 | __u16 last_opcode; | |
494 | __u64 last_ip; | |
495 | __u64 last_dp; | |
496 | __u8 xmm[16][16]; | |
497 | __u32 mxcsr; | |
498 | __u32 pad2; | |
499 | }; | |
500 | ||
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502 | |
503 | Capability: basic | |
504 | Architectures: x86 | |
505 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
506 | Parameters: struct kvm_fpu (in) | |
507 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
508 | ||
509 | Writes the floating point state to the vcpu. | |
510 | ||
511 | /* for KVM_GET_FPU and KVM_SET_FPU */ | |
512 | struct kvm_fpu { | |
513 | __u8 fpr[8][16]; | |
514 | __u16 fcw; | |
515 | __u16 fsw; | |
516 | __u8 ftwx; /* in fxsave format */ | |
517 | __u8 pad1; | |
518 | __u16 last_opcode; | |
519 | __u64 last_ip; | |
520 | __u64 last_dp; | |
521 | __u8 xmm[16][16]; | |
522 | __u32 mxcsr; | |
523 | __u32 pad2; | |
524 | }; | |
525 | ||
68ba6974 | 526 | 4.24 KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP |
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527 | |
528 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP | |
529 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
530 | Type: vm ioctl | |
531 | Parameters: none | |
532 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
533 | ||
534 | Creates an interrupt controller model in the kernel. On x86, creates a virtual | |
535 | ioapic, a virtual PIC (two PICs, nested), and sets up future vcpus to have a | |
536 | local APIC. IRQ routing for GSIs 0-15 is set to both PIC and IOAPIC; GSI 16-23 | |
537 | only go to the IOAPIC. On ia64, a IOSAPIC is created. | |
538 | ||
68ba6974 | 539 | 4.25 KVM_IRQ_LINE |
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540 | |
541 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP | |
542 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
543 | Type: vm ioctl | |
544 | Parameters: struct kvm_irq_level | |
545 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
546 | ||
547 | Sets the level of a GSI input to the interrupt controller model in the kernel. | |
548 | Requires that an interrupt controller model has been previously created with | |
549 | KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Note that edge-triggered interrupts require the level | |
550 | to be set to 1 and then back to 0. | |
551 | ||
552 | struct kvm_irq_level { | |
553 | union { | |
554 | __u32 irq; /* GSI */ | |
555 | __s32 status; /* not used for KVM_IRQ_LEVEL */ | |
556 | }; | |
557 | __u32 level; /* 0 or 1 */ | |
558 | }; | |
559 | ||
68ba6974 | 560 | 4.26 KVM_GET_IRQCHIP |
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561 | |
562 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP | |
563 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
564 | Type: vm ioctl | |
565 | Parameters: struct kvm_irqchip (in/out) | |
566 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
567 | ||
568 | Reads the state of a kernel interrupt controller created with | |
569 | KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP into a buffer provided by the caller. | |
570 | ||
571 | struct kvm_irqchip { | |
572 | __u32 chip_id; /* 0 = PIC1, 1 = PIC2, 2 = IOAPIC */ | |
573 | __u32 pad; | |
574 | union { | |
575 | char dummy[512]; /* reserving space */ | |
576 | struct kvm_pic_state pic; | |
577 | struct kvm_ioapic_state ioapic; | |
578 | } chip; | |
579 | }; | |
580 | ||
68ba6974 | 581 | 4.27 KVM_SET_IRQCHIP |
5dadbfd6 AK |
582 | |
583 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP | |
584 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
585 | Type: vm ioctl | |
586 | Parameters: struct kvm_irqchip (in) | |
587 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
588 | ||
589 | Sets the state of a kernel interrupt controller created with | |
590 | KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP from a buffer provided by the caller. | |
591 | ||
592 | struct kvm_irqchip { | |
593 | __u32 chip_id; /* 0 = PIC1, 1 = PIC2, 2 = IOAPIC */ | |
594 | __u32 pad; | |
595 | union { | |
596 | char dummy[512]; /* reserving space */ | |
597 | struct kvm_pic_state pic; | |
598 | struct kvm_ioapic_state ioapic; | |
599 | } chip; | |
600 | }; | |
601 | ||
68ba6974 | 602 | 4.28 KVM_XEN_HVM_CONFIG |
ffde22ac ES |
603 | |
604 | Capability: KVM_CAP_XEN_HVM | |
605 | Architectures: x86 | |
606 | Type: vm ioctl | |
607 | Parameters: struct kvm_xen_hvm_config (in) | |
608 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
609 | ||
610 | Sets the MSR that the Xen HVM guest uses to initialize its hypercall | |
611 | page, and provides the starting address and size of the hypercall | |
612 | blobs in userspace. When the guest writes the MSR, kvm copies one | |
613 | page of a blob (32- or 64-bit, depending on the vcpu mode) to guest | |
614 | memory. | |
615 | ||
616 | struct kvm_xen_hvm_config { | |
617 | __u32 flags; | |
618 | __u32 msr; | |
619 | __u64 blob_addr_32; | |
620 | __u64 blob_addr_64; | |
621 | __u8 blob_size_32; | |
622 | __u8 blob_size_64; | |
623 | __u8 pad2[30]; | |
624 | }; | |
625 | ||
68ba6974 | 626 | 4.29 KVM_GET_CLOCK |
afbcf7ab GC |
627 | |
628 | Capability: KVM_CAP_ADJUST_CLOCK | |
629 | Architectures: x86 | |
630 | Type: vm ioctl | |
631 | Parameters: struct kvm_clock_data (out) | |
632 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
633 | ||
634 | Gets the current timestamp of kvmclock as seen by the current guest. In | |
635 | conjunction with KVM_SET_CLOCK, it is used to ensure monotonicity on scenarios | |
636 | such as migration. | |
637 | ||
638 | struct kvm_clock_data { | |
639 | __u64 clock; /* kvmclock current value */ | |
640 | __u32 flags; | |
641 | __u32 pad[9]; | |
642 | }; | |
643 | ||
68ba6974 | 644 | 4.30 KVM_SET_CLOCK |
afbcf7ab GC |
645 | |
646 | Capability: KVM_CAP_ADJUST_CLOCK | |
647 | Architectures: x86 | |
648 | Type: vm ioctl | |
649 | Parameters: struct kvm_clock_data (in) | |
650 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
651 | ||
2044892d | 652 | Sets the current timestamp of kvmclock to the value specified in its parameter. |
afbcf7ab GC |
653 | In conjunction with KVM_GET_CLOCK, it is used to ensure monotonicity on scenarios |
654 | such as migration. | |
655 | ||
656 | struct kvm_clock_data { | |
657 | __u64 clock; /* kvmclock current value */ | |
658 | __u32 flags; | |
659 | __u32 pad[9]; | |
660 | }; | |
661 | ||
68ba6974 | 662 | 4.31 KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS |
3cfc3092 JK |
663 | |
664 | Capability: KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS | |
48005f64 | 665 | Extended by: KVM_CAP_INTR_SHADOW |
3cfc3092 JK |
666 | Architectures: x86 |
667 | Type: vm ioctl | |
668 | Parameters: struct kvm_vcpu_event (out) | |
669 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
670 | ||
671 | Gets currently pending exceptions, interrupts, and NMIs as well as related | |
672 | states of the vcpu. | |
673 | ||
674 | struct kvm_vcpu_events { | |
675 | struct { | |
676 | __u8 injected; | |
677 | __u8 nr; | |
678 | __u8 has_error_code; | |
679 | __u8 pad; | |
680 | __u32 error_code; | |
681 | } exception; | |
682 | struct { | |
683 | __u8 injected; | |
684 | __u8 nr; | |
685 | __u8 soft; | |
48005f64 | 686 | __u8 shadow; |
3cfc3092 JK |
687 | } interrupt; |
688 | struct { | |
689 | __u8 injected; | |
690 | __u8 pending; | |
691 | __u8 masked; | |
692 | __u8 pad; | |
693 | } nmi; | |
694 | __u32 sipi_vector; | |
dab4b911 | 695 | __u32 flags; |
3cfc3092 JK |
696 | }; |
697 | ||
48005f64 JK |
698 | KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SHADOW may be set in the flags field to signal that |
699 | interrupt.shadow contains a valid state. Otherwise, this field is undefined. | |
700 | ||
68ba6974 | 701 | 4.32 KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS |
3cfc3092 JK |
702 | |
703 | Capability: KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS | |
48005f64 | 704 | Extended by: KVM_CAP_INTR_SHADOW |
3cfc3092 JK |
705 | Architectures: x86 |
706 | Type: vm ioctl | |
707 | Parameters: struct kvm_vcpu_event (in) | |
708 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
709 | ||
710 | Set pending exceptions, interrupts, and NMIs as well as related states of the | |
711 | vcpu. | |
712 | ||
713 | See KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS for the data structure. | |
714 | ||
dab4b911 JK |
715 | Fields that may be modified asynchronously by running VCPUs can be excluded |
716 | from the update. These fields are nmi.pending and sipi_vector. Keep the | |
717 | corresponding bits in the flags field cleared to suppress overwriting the | |
718 | current in-kernel state. The bits are: | |
719 | ||
720 | KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_NMI_PENDING - transfer nmi.pending to the kernel | |
721 | KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SIPI_VECTOR - transfer sipi_vector | |
722 | ||
48005f64 JK |
723 | If KVM_CAP_INTR_SHADOW is available, KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SHADOW can be set in |
724 | the flags field to signal that interrupt.shadow contains a valid state and | |
725 | shall be written into the VCPU. | |
726 | ||
68ba6974 | 727 | 4.33 KVM_GET_DEBUGREGS |
a1efbe77 JK |
728 | |
729 | Capability: KVM_CAP_DEBUGREGS | |
730 | Architectures: x86 | |
731 | Type: vm ioctl | |
732 | Parameters: struct kvm_debugregs (out) | |
733 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
734 | ||
735 | Reads debug registers from the vcpu. | |
736 | ||
737 | struct kvm_debugregs { | |
738 | __u64 db[4]; | |
739 | __u64 dr6; | |
740 | __u64 dr7; | |
741 | __u64 flags; | |
742 | __u64 reserved[9]; | |
743 | }; | |
744 | ||
68ba6974 | 745 | 4.34 KVM_SET_DEBUGREGS |
a1efbe77 JK |
746 | |
747 | Capability: KVM_CAP_DEBUGREGS | |
748 | Architectures: x86 | |
749 | Type: vm ioctl | |
750 | Parameters: struct kvm_debugregs (in) | |
751 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
752 | ||
753 | Writes debug registers into the vcpu. | |
754 | ||
755 | See KVM_GET_DEBUGREGS for the data structure. The flags field is unused | |
756 | yet and must be cleared on entry. | |
757 | ||
68ba6974 | 758 | 4.35 KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION |
0f2d8f4d AK |
759 | |
760 | Capability: KVM_CAP_USER_MEM | |
761 | Architectures: all | |
762 | Type: vm ioctl | |
763 | Parameters: struct kvm_userspace_memory_region (in) | |
764 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
765 | ||
766 | struct kvm_userspace_memory_region { | |
767 | __u32 slot; | |
768 | __u32 flags; | |
769 | __u64 guest_phys_addr; | |
770 | __u64 memory_size; /* bytes */ | |
771 | __u64 userspace_addr; /* start of the userspace allocated memory */ | |
772 | }; | |
773 | ||
774 | /* for kvm_memory_region::flags */ | |
775 | #define KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES 1UL | |
776 | ||
777 | This ioctl allows the user to create or modify a guest physical memory | |
778 | slot. When changing an existing slot, it may be moved in the guest | |
779 | physical memory space, or its flags may be modified. It may not be | |
780 | resized. Slots may not overlap in guest physical address space. | |
781 | ||
782 | Memory for the region is taken starting at the address denoted by the | |
783 | field userspace_addr, which must point at user addressable memory for | |
784 | the entire memory slot size. Any object may back this memory, including | |
785 | anonymous memory, ordinary files, and hugetlbfs. | |
786 | ||
787 | It is recommended that the lower 21 bits of guest_phys_addr and userspace_addr | |
788 | be identical. This allows large pages in the guest to be backed by large | |
789 | pages in the host. | |
790 | ||
791 | The flags field supports just one flag, KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES, which | |
792 | instructs kvm to keep track of writes to memory within the slot. See | |
793 | the KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG ioctl. | |
794 | ||
795 | When the KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU capability, changes in the backing of the memory | |
796 | region are automatically reflected into the guest. For example, an mmap() | |
797 | that affects the region will be made visible immediately. Another example | |
798 | is madvise(MADV_DROP). | |
799 | ||
800 | It is recommended to use this API instead of the KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION ioctl. | |
801 | The KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION does not allow fine grained control over memory | |
802 | allocation and is deprecated. | |
3cfc3092 | 803 | |
68ba6974 | 804 | 4.36 KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR |
8a5416db AK |
805 | |
806 | Capability: KVM_CAP_SET_TSS_ADDR | |
807 | Architectures: x86 | |
808 | Type: vm ioctl | |
809 | Parameters: unsigned long tss_address (in) | |
810 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
811 | ||
812 | This ioctl defines the physical address of a three-page region in the guest | |
813 | physical address space. The region must be within the first 4GB of the | |
814 | guest physical address space and must not conflict with any memory slot | |
815 | or any mmio address. The guest may malfunction if it accesses this memory | |
816 | region. | |
817 | ||
818 | This ioctl is required on Intel-based hosts. This is needed on Intel hardware | |
819 | because of a quirk in the virtualization implementation (see the internals | |
820 | documentation when it pops into existence). | |
821 | ||
68ba6974 | 822 | 4.37 KVM_ENABLE_CAP |
71fbfd5f AG |
823 | |
824 | Capability: KVM_CAP_ENABLE_CAP | |
825 | Architectures: ppc | |
826 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
827 | Parameters: struct kvm_enable_cap (in) | |
828 | Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error | |
829 | ||
830 | +Not all extensions are enabled by default. Using this ioctl the application | |
831 | can enable an extension, making it available to the guest. | |
832 | ||
833 | On systems that do not support this ioctl, it always fails. On systems that | |
834 | do support it, it only works for extensions that are supported for enablement. | |
835 | ||
836 | To check if a capability can be enabled, the KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION ioctl should | |
837 | be used. | |
838 | ||
839 | struct kvm_enable_cap { | |
840 | /* in */ | |
841 | __u32 cap; | |
842 | ||
843 | The capability that is supposed to get enabled. | |
844 | ||
845 | __u32 flags; | |
846 | ||
847 | A bitfield indicating future enhancements. Has to be 0 for now. | |
848 | ||
849 | __u64 args[4]; | |
850 | ||
851 | Arguments for enabling a feature. If a feature needs initial values to | |
852 | function properly, this is the place to put them. | |
853 | ||
854 | __u8 pad[64]; | |
855 | }; | |
856 | ||
68ba6974 | 857 | 4.38 KVM_GET_MP_STATE |
b843f065 AK |
858 | |
859 | Capability: KVM_CAP_MP_STATE | |
860 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
861 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
862 | Parameters: struct kvm_mp_state (out) | |
863 | Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error | |
864 | ||
865 | struct kvm_mp_state { | |
866 | __u32 mp_state; | |
867 | }; | |
868 | ||
869 | Returns the vcpu's current "multiprocessing state" (though also valid on | |
870 | uniprocessor guests). | |
871 | ||
872 | Possible values are: | |
873 | ||
874 | - KVM_MP_STATE_RUNNABLE: the vcpu is currently running | |
875 | - KVM_MP_STATE_UNINITIALIZED: the vcpu is an application processor (AP) | |
876 | which has not yet received an INIT signal | |
877 | - KVM_MP_STATE_INIT_RECEIVED: the vcpu has received an INIT signal, and is | |
878 | now ready for a SIPI | |
879 | - KVM_MP_STATE_HALTED: the vcpu has executed a HLT instruction and | |
880 | is waiting for an interrupt | |
881 | - KVM_MP_STATE_SIPI_RECEIVED: the vcpu has just received a SIPI (vector | |
b595076a | 882 | accessible via KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS) |
b843f065 AK |
883 | |
884 | This ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an in-kernel | |
885 | irqchip, the multiprocessing state must be maintained by userspace. | |
886 | ||
68ba6974 | 887 | 4.39 KVM_SET_MP_STATE |
b843f065 AK |
888 | |
889 | Capability: KVM_CAP_MP_STATE | |
890 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
891 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
892 | Parameters: struct kvm_mp_state (in) | |
893 | Returns: 0 on success; -1 on error | |
894 | ||
895 | Sets the vcpu's current "multiprocessing state"; see KVM_GET_MP_STATE for | |
896 | arguments. | |
897 | ||
898 | This ioctl is only useful after KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Without an in-kernel | |
899 | irqchip, the multiprocessing state must be maintained by userspace. | |
900 | ||
68ba6974 | 901 | 4.40 KVM_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR |
47dbb84f AK |
902 | |
903 | Capability: KVM_CAP_SET_IDENTITY_MAP_ADDR | |
904 | Architectures: x86 | |
905 | Type: vm ioctl | |
906 | Parameters: unsigned long identity (in) | |
907 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
908 | ||
909 | This ioctl defines the physical address of a one-page region in the guest | |
910 | physical address space. The region must be within the first 4GB of the | |
911 | guest physical address space and must not conflict with any memory slot | |
912 | or any mmio address. The guest may malfunction if it accesses this memory | |
913 | region. | |
914 | ||
915 | This ioctl is required on Intel-based hosts. This is needed on Intel hardware | |
916 | because of a quirk in the virtualization implementation (see the internals | |
917 | documentation when it pops into existence). | |
918 | ||
68ba6974 | 919 | 4.41 KVM_SET_BOOT_CPU_ID |
57bc24cf AK |
920 | |
921 | Capability: KVM_CAP_SET_BOOT_CPU_ID | |
922 | Architectures: x86, ia64 | |
923 | Type: vm ioctl | |
924 | Parameters: unsigned long vcpu_id | |
925 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
926 | ||
927 | Define which vcpu is the Bootstrap Processor (BSP). Values are the same | |
928 | as the vcpu id in KVM_CREATE_VCPU. If this ioctl is not called, the default | |
929 | is vcpu 0. | |
930 | ||
68ba6974 | 931 | 4.42 KVM_GET_XSAVE |
2d5b5a66 SY |
932 | |
933 | Capability: KVM_CAP_XSAVE | |
934 | Architectures: x86 | |
935 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
936 | Parameters: struct kvm_xsave (out) | |
937 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
938 | ||
939 | struct kvm_xsave { | |
940 | __u32 region[1024]; | |
941 | }; | |
942 | ||
943 | This ioctl would copy current vcpu's xsave struct to the userspace. | |
944 | ||
68ba6974 | 945 | 4.43 KVM_SET_XSAVE |
2d5b5a66 SY |
946 | |
947 | Capability: KVM_CAP_XSAVE | |
948 | Architectures: x86 | |
949 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
950 | Parameters: struct kvm_xsave (in) | |
951 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
952 | ||
953 | struct kvm_xsave { | |
954 | __u32 region[1024]; | |
955 | }; | |
956 | ||
957 | This ioctl would copy userspace's xsave struct to the kernel. | |
958 | ||
68ba6974 | 959 | 4.44 KVM_GET_XCRS |
2d5b5a66 SY |
960 | |
961 | Capability: KVM_CAP_XCRS | |
962 | Architectures: x86 | |
963 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
964 | Parameters: struct kvm_xcrs (out) | |
965 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
966 | ||
967 | struct kvm_xcr { | |
968 | __u32 xcr; | |
969 | __u32 reserved; | |
970 | __u64 value; | |
971 | }; | |
972 | ||
973 | struct kvm_xcrs { | |
974 | __u32 nr_xcrs; | |
975 | __u32 flags; | |
976 | struct kvm_xcr xcrs[KVM_MAX_XCRS]; | |
977 | __u64 padding[16]; | |
978 | }; | |
979 | ||
980 | This ioctl would copy current vcpu's xcrs to the userspace. | |
981 | ||
68ba6974 | 982 | 4.45 KVM_SET_XCRS |
2d5b5a66 SY |
983 | |
984 | Capability: KVM_CAP_XCRS | |
985 | Architectures: x86 | |
986 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
987 | Parameters: struct kvm_xcrs (in) | |
988 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
989 | ||
990 | struct kvm_xcr { | |
991 | __u32 xcr; | |
992 | __u32 reserved; | |
993 | __u64 value; | |
994 | }; | |
995 | ||
996 | struct kvm_xcrs { | |
997 | __u32 nr_xcrs; | |
998 | __u32 flags; | |
999 | struct kvm_xcr xcrs[KVM_MAX_XCRS]; | |
1000 | __u64 padding[16]; | |
1001 | }; | |
1002 | ||
1003 | This ioctl would set vcpu's xcr to the value userspace specified. | |
1004 | ||
68ba6974 | 1005 | 4.46 KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID |
d153513d AK |
1006 | |
1007 | Capability: KVM_CAP_EXT_CPUID | |
1008 | Architectures: x86 | |
1009 | Type: system ioctl | |
1010 | Parameters: struct kvm_cpuid2 (in/out) | |
1011 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1012 | ||
1013 | struct kvm_cpuid2 { | |
1014 | __u32 nent; | |
1015 | __u32 padding; | |
1016 | struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 entries[0]; | |
1017 | }; | |
1018 | ||
1019 | #define KVM_CPUID_FLAG_SIGNIFCANT_INDEX 1 | |
1020 | #define KVM_CPUID_FLAG_STATEFUL_FUNC 2 | |
1021 | #define KVM_CPUID_FLAG_STATE_READ_NEXT 4 | |
1022 | ||
1023 | struct kvm_cpuid_entry2 { | |
1024 | __u32 function; | |
1025 | __u32 index; | |
1026 | __u32 flags; | |
1027 | __u32 eax; | |
1028 | __u32 ebx; | |
1029 | __u32 ecx; | |
1030 | __u32 edx; | |
1031 | __u32 padding[3]; | |
1032 | }; | |
1033 | ||
1034 | This ioctl returns x86 cpuid features which are supported by both the hardware | |
1035 | and kvm. Userspace can use the information returned by this ioctl to | |
1036 | construct cpuid information (for KVM_SET_CPUID2) that is consistent with | |
1037 | hardware, kernel, and userspace capabilities, and with user requirements (for | |
1038 | example, the user may wish to constrain cpuid to emulate older hardware, | |
1039 | or for feature consistency across a cluster). | |
1040 | ||
1041 | Userspace invokes KVM_GET_SUPPORTED_CPUID by passing a kvm_cpuid2 structure | |
1042 | with the 'nent' field indicating the number of entries in the variable-size | |
1043 | array 'entries'. If the number of entries is too low to describe the cpu | |
1044 | capabilities, an error (E2BIG) is returned. If the number is too high, | |
1045 | the 'nent' field is adjusted and an error (ENOMEM) is returned. If the | |
1046 | number is just right, the 'nent' field is adjusted to the number of valid | |
1047 | entries in the 'entries' array, which is then filled. | |
1048 | ||
1049 | The entries returned are the host cpuid as returned by the cpuid instruction, | |
c39cbd2a AK |
1050 | with unknown or unsupported features masked out. Some features (for example, |
1051 | x2apic), may not be present in the host cpu, but are exposed by kvm if it can | |
1052 | emulate them efficiently. The fields in each entry are defined as follows: | |
d153513d AK |
1053 | |
1054 | function: the eax value used to obtain the entry | |
1055 | index: the ecx value used to obtain the entry (for entries that are | |
1056 | affected by ecx) | |
1057 | flags: an OR of zero or more of the following: | |
1058 | KVM_CPUID_FLAG_SIGNIFCANT_INDEX: | |
1059 | if the index field is valid | |
1060 | KVM_CPUID_FLAG_STATEFUL_FUNC: | |
1061 | if cpuid for this function returns different values for successive | |
1062 | invocations; there will be several entries with the same function, | |
1063 | all with this flag set | |
1064 | KVM_CPUID_FLAG_STATE_READ_NEXT: | |
1065 | for KVM_CPUID_FLAG_STATEFUL_FUNC entries, set if this entry is | |
1066 | the first entry to be read by a cpu | |
1067 | eax, ebx, ecx, edx: the values returned by the cpuid instruction for | |
1068 | this function/index combination | |
1069 | ||
68ba6974 | 1070 | 4.47 KVM_PPC_GET_PVINFO |
15711e9c AG |
1071 | |
1072 | Capability: KVM_CAP_PPC_GET_PVINFO | |
1073 | Architectures: ppc | |
1074 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1075 | Parameters: struct kvm_ppc_pvinfo (out) | |
1076 | Returns: 0 on success, !0 on error | |
1077 | ||
1078 | struct kvm_ppc_pvinfo { | |
1079 | __u32 flags; | |
1080 | __u32 hcall[4]; | |
1081 | __u8 pad[108]; | |
1082 | }; | |
1083 | ||
1084 | This ioctl fetches PV specific information that need to be passed to the guest | |
1085 | using the device tree or other means from vm context. | |
1086 | ||
1087 | For now the only implemented piece of information distributed here is an array | |
1088 | of 4 instructions that make up a hypercall. | |
1089 | ||
1090 | If any additional field gets added to this structure later on, a bit for that | |
1091 | additional piece of information will be set in the flags bitmap. | |
1092 | ||
68ba6974 | 1093 | 4.48 KVM_ASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE |
49f48172 JK |
1094 | |
1095 | Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_ASSIGNMENT | |
1096 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1097 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1098 | Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_pci_dev (in) | |
1099 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1100 | ||
1101 | Assigns a host PCI device to the VM. | |
1102 | ||
1103 | struct kvm_assigned_pci_dev { | |
1104 | __u32 assigned_dev_id; | |
1105 | __u32 busnr; | |
1106 | __u32 devfn; | |
1107 | __u32 flags; | |
1108 | __u32 segnr; | |
1109 | union { | |
1110 | __u32 reserved[11]; | |
1111 | }; | |
1112 | }; | |
1113 | ||
1114 | The PCI device is specified by the triple segnr, busnr, and devfn. | |
1115 | Identification in succeeding service requests is done via assigned_dev_id. The | |
1116 | following flags are specified: | |
1117 | ||
1118 | /* Depends on KVM_CAP_IOMMU */ | |
1119 | #define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU (1 << 0) | |
1120 | ||
68ba6974 | 1121 | 4.49 KVM_DEASSIGN_PCI_DEVICE |
49f48172 JK |
1122 | |
1123 | Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_DEASSIGNMENT | |
1124 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1125 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1126 | Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_pci_dev (in) | |
1127 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1128 | ||
1129 | Ends PCI device assignment, releasing all associated resources. | |
1130 | ||
1131 | See KVM_CAP_DEVICE_ASSIGNMENT for the data structure. Only assigned_dev_id is | |
1132 | used in kvm_assigned_pci_dev to identify the device. | |
1133 | ||
68ba6974 | 1134 | 4.50 KVM_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ |
49f48172 JK |
1135 | |
1136 | Capability: KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ | |
1137 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1138 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1139 | Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_irq (in) | |
1140 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1141 | ||
1142 | Assigns an IRQ to a passed-through device. | |
1143 | ||
1144 | struct kvm_assigned_irq { | |
1145 | __u32 assigned_dev_id; | |
1146 | __u32 host_irq; | |
1147 | __u32 guest_irq; | |
1148 | __u32 flags; | |
1149 | union { | |
1150 | struct { | |
1151 | __u32 addr_lo; | |
1152 | __u32 addr_hi; | |
1153 | __u32 data; | |
1154 | } guest_msi; | |
1155 | __u32 reserved[12]; | |
1156 | }; | |
1157 | }; | |
1158 | ||
1159 | The following flags are defined: | |
1160 | ||
1161 | #define KVM_DEV_IRQ_HOST_INTX (1 << 0) | |
1162 | #define KVM_DEV_IRQ_HOST_MSI (1 << 1) | |
1163 | #define KVM_DEV_IRQ_HOST_MSIX (1 << 2) | |
1164 | ||
1165 | #define KVM_DEV_IRQ_GUEST_INTX (1 << 8) | |
1166 | #define KVM_DEV_IRQ_GUEST_MSI (1 << 9) | |
1167 | #define KVM_DEV_IRQ_GUEST_MSIX (1 << 10) | |
1168 | ||
1169 | It is not valid to specify multiple types per host or guest IRQ. However, the | |
1170 | IRQ type of host and guest can differ or can even be null. | |
1171 | ||
68ba6974 | 1172 | 4.51 KVM_DEASSIGN_DEV_IRQ |
49f48172 JK |
1173 | |
1174 | Capability: KVM_CAP_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ | |
1175 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1176 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1177 | Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_irq (in) | |
1178 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1179 | ||
1180 | Ends an IRQ assignment to a passed-through device. | |
1181 | ||
1182 | See KVM_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ for the data structure. The target device is specified | |
1183 | by assigned_dev_id, flags must correspond to the IRQ type specified on | |
1184 | KVM_ASSIGN_DEV_IRQ. Partial deassignment of host or guest IRQ is allowed. | |
1185 | ||
68ba6974 | 1186 | 4.52 KVM_SET_GSI_ROUTING |
49f48172 JK |
1187 | |
1188 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING | |
1189 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1190 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1191 | Parameters: struct kvm_irq_routing (in) | |
1192 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1193 | ||
1194 | Sets the GSI routing table entries, overwriting any previously set entries. | |
1195 | ||
1196 | struct kvm_irq_routing { | |
1197 | __u32 nr; | |
1198 | __u32 flags; | |
1199 | struct kvm_irq_routing_entry entries[0]; | |
1200 | }; | |
1201 | ||
1202 | No flags are specified so far, the corresponding field must be set to zero. | |
1203 | ||
1204 | struct kvm_irq_routing_entry { | |
1205 | __u32 gsi; | |
1206 | __u32 type; | |
1207 | __u32 flags; | |
1208 | __u32 pad; | |
1209 | union { | |
1210 | struct kvm_irq_routing_irqchip irqchip; | |
1211 | struct kvm_irq_routing_msi msi; | |
1212 | __u32 pad[8]; | |
1213 | } u; | |
1214 | }; | |
1215 | ||
1216 | /* gsi routing entry types */ | |
1217 | #define KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_IRQCHIP 1 | |
1218 | #define KVM_IRQ_ROUTING_MSI 2 | |
1219 | ||
1220 | No flags are specified so far, the corresponding field must be set to zero. | |
1221 | ||
1222 | struct kvm_irq_routing_irqchip { | |
1223 | __u32 irqchip; | |
1224 | __u32 pin; | |
1225 | }; | |
1226 | ||
1227 | struct kvm_irq_routing_msi { | |
1228 | __u32 address_lo; | |
1229 | __u32 address_hi; | |
1230 | __u32 data; | |
1231 | __u32 pad; | |
1232 | }; | |
1233 | ||
68ba6974 | 1234 | 4.53 KVM_ASSIGN_SET_MSIX_NR |
49f48172 JK |
1235 | |
1236 | Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_MSIX | |
1237 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1238 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1239 | Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_msix_nr (in) | |
1240 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1241 | ||
1242 | Set the number of MSI-X interrupts for an assigned device. This service can | |
1243 | only be called once in the lifetime of an assigned device. | |
1244 | ||
1245 | struct kvm_assigned_msix_nr { | |
1246 | __u32 assigned_dev_id; | |
1247 | __u16 entry_nr; | |
1248 | __u16 padding; | |
1249 | }; | |
1250 | ||
1251 | #define KVM_MAX_MSIX_PER_DEV 256 | |
1252 | ||
68ba6974 | 1253 | 4.54 KVM_ASSIGN_SET_MSIX_ENTRY |
49f48172 JK |
1254 | |
1255 | Capability: KVM_CAP_DEVICE_MSIX | |
1256 | Architectures: x86 ia64 | |
1257 | Type: vm ioctl | |
1258 | Parameters: struct kvm_assigned_msix_entry (in) | |
1259 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1260 | ||
1261 | Specifies the routing of an MSI-X assigned device interrupt to a GSI. Setting | |
1262 | the GSI vector to zero means disabling the interrupt. | |
1263 | ||
1264 | struct kvm_assigned_msix_entry { | |
1265 | __u32 assigned_dev_id; | |
1266 | __u32 gsi; | |
1267 | __u16 entry; /* The index of entry in the MSI-X table */ | |
1268 | __u16 padding[3]; | |
1269 | }; | |
1270 | ||
92a1f12d JR |
1271 | 4.54 KVM_SET_TSC_KHZ |
1272 | ||
1273 | Capability: KVM_CAP_TSC_CONTROL | |
1274 | Architectures: x86 | |
1275 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
1276 | Parameters: virtual tsc_khz | |
1277 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1278 | ||
1279 | Specifies the tsc frequency for the virtual machine. The unit of the | |
1280 | frequency is KHz. | |
1281 | ||
1282 | 4.55 KVM_GET_TSC_KHZ | |
1283 | ||
1284 | Capability: KVM_CAP_GET_TSC_KHZ | |
1285 | Architectures: x86 | |
1286 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
1287 | Parameters: none | |
1288 | Returns: virtual tsc-khz on success, negative value on error | |
1289 | ||
1290 | Returns the tsc frequency of the guest. The unit of the return value is | |
1291 | KHz. If the host has unstable tsc this ioctl returns -EIO instead as an | |
1292 | error. | |
1293 | ||
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1294 | 4.56 KVM_GET_LAPIC |
1295 | ||
1296 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP | |
1297 | Architectures: x86 | |
1298 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
1299 | Parameters: struct kvm_lapic_state (out) | |
1300 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1301 | ||
1302 | #define KVM_APIC_REG_SIZE 0x400 | |
1303 | struct kvm_lapic_state { | |
1304 | char regs[KVM_APIC_REG_SIZE]; | |
1305 | }; | |
1306 | ||
1307 | Reads the Local APIC registers and copies them into the input argument. The | |
1308 | data format and layout are the same as documented in the architecture manual. | |
1309 | ||
1310 | 4.57 KVM_SET_LAPIC | |
1311 | ||
1312 | Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP | |
1313 | Architectures: x86 | |
1314 | Type: vcpu ioctl | |
1315 | Parameters: struct kvm_lapic_state (in) | |
1316 | Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error | |
1317 | ||
1318 | #define KVM_APIC_REG_SIZE 0x400 | |
1319 | struct kvm_lapic_state { | |
1320 | char regs[KVM_APIC_REG_SIZE]; | |
1321 | }; | |
1322 | ||
1323 | Copies the input argument into the the Local APIC registers. The data format | |
1324 | and layout are the same as documented in the architecture manual. | |
1325 | ||
9c1b96e3 AK |
1326 | 5. The kvm_run structure |
1327 | ||
1328 | Application code obtains a pointer to the kvm_run structure by | |
1329 | mmap()ing a vcpu fd. From that point, application code can control | |
1330 | execution by changing fields in kvm_run prior to calling the KVM_RUN | |
1331 | ioctl, and obtain information about the reason KVM_RUN returned by | |
1332 | looking up structure members. | |
1333 | ||
1334 | struct kvm_run { | |
1335 | /* in */ | |
1336 | __u8 request_interrupt_window; | |
1337 | ||
1338 | Request that KVM_RUN return when it becomes possible to inject external | |
1339 | interrupts into the guest. Useful in conjunction with KVM_INTERRUPT. | |
1340 | ||
1341 | __u8 padding1[7]; | |
1342 | ||
1343 | /* out */ | |
1344 | __u32 exit_reason; | |
1345 | ||
1346 | When KVM_RUN has returned successfully (return value 0), this informs | |
1347 | application code why KVM_RUN has returned. Allowable values for this | |
1348 | field are detailed below. | |
1349 | ||
1350 | __u8 ready_for_interrupt_injection; | |
1351 | ||
1352 | If request_interrupt_window has been specified, this field indicates | |
1353 | an interrupt can be injected now with KVM_INTERRUPT. | |
1354 | ||
1355 | __u8 if_flag; | |
1356 | ||
1357 | The value of the current interrupt flag. Only valid if in-kernel | |
1358 | local APIC is not used. | |
1359 | ||
1360 | __u8 padding2[2]; | |
1361 | ||
1362 | /* in (pre_kvm_run), out (post_kvm_run) */ | |
1363 | __u64 cr8; | |
1364 | ||
1365 | The value of the cr8 register. Only valid if in-kernel local APIC is | |
1366 | not used. Both input and output. | |
1367 | ||
1368 | __u64 apic_base; | |
1369 | ||
1370 | The value of the APIC BASE msr. Only valid if in-kernel local | |
1371 | APIC is not used. Both input and output. | |
1372 | ||
1373 | union { | |
1374 | /* KVM_EXIT_UNKNOWN */ | |
1375 | struct { | |
1376 | __u64 hardware_exit_reason; | |
1377 | } hw; | |
1378 | ||
1379 | If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_UNKNOWN, the vcpu has exited due to unknown | |
1380 | reasons. Further architecture-specific information is available in | |
1381 | hardware_exit_reason. | |
1382 | ||
1383 | /* KVM_EXIT_FAIL_ENTRY */ | |
1384 | struct { | |
1385 | __u64 hardware_entry_failure_reason; | |
1386 | } fail_entry; | |
1387 | ||
1388 | If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_FAIL_ENTRY, the vcpu could not be run due | |
1389 | to unknown reasons. Further architecture-specific information is | |
1390 | available in hardware_entry_failure_reason. | |
1391 | ||
1392 | /* KVM_EXIT_EXCEPTION */ | |
1393 | struct { | |
1394 | __u32 exception; | |
1395 | __u32 error_code; | |
1396 | } ex; | |
1397 | ||
1398 | Unused. | |
1399 | ||
1400 | /* KVM_EXIT_IO */ | |
1401 | struct { | |
1402 | #define KVM_EXIT_IO_IN 0 | |
1403 | #define KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT 1 | |
1404 | __u8 direction; | |
1405 | __u8 size; /* bytes */ | |
1406 | __u16 port; | |
1407 | __u32 count; | |
1408 | __u64 data_offset; /* relative to kvm_run start */ | |
1409 | } io; | |
1410 | ||
2044892d | 1411 | If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_IO, then the vcpu has |
9c1b96e3 AK |
1412 | executed a port I/O instruction which could not be satisfied by kvm. |
1413 | data_offset describes where the data is located (KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT) or | |
1414 | where kvm expects application code to place the data for the next | |
2044892d | 1415 | KVM_RUN invocation (KVM_EXIT_IO_IN). Data format is a packed array. |
9c1b96e3 AK |
1416 | |
1417 | struct { | |
1418 | struct kvm_debug_exit_arch arch; | |
1419 | } debug; | |
1420 | ||
1421 | Unused. | |
1422 | ||
1423 | /* KVM_EXIT_MMIO */ | |
1424 | struct { | |
1425 | __u64 phys_addr; | |
1426 | __u8 data[8]; | |
1427 | __u32 len; | |
1428 | __u8 is_write; | |
1429 | } mmio; | |
1430 | ||
2044892d | 1431 | If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_MMIO, then the vcpu has |
9c1b96e3 AK |
1432 | executed a memory-mapped I/O instruction which could not be satisfied |
1433 | by kvm. The 'data' member contains the written data if 'is_write' is | |
1434 | true, and should be filled by application code otherwise. | |
1435 | ||
ad0a048b AG |
1436 | NOTE: For KVM_EXIT_IO, KVM_EXIT_MMIO and KVM_EXIT_OSI, the corresponding |
1437 | operations are complete (and guest state is consistent) only after userspace | |
1438 | has re-entered the kernel with KVM_RUN. The kernel side will first finish | |
67961344 MT |
1439 | incomplete operations and then check for pending signals. Userspace |
1440 | can re-enter the guest with an unmasked signal pending to complete | |
1441 | pending operations. | |
1442 | ||
9c1b96e3 AK |
1443 | /* KVM_EXIT_HYPERCALL */ |
1444 | struct { | |
1445 | __u64 nr; | |
1446 | __u64 args[6]; | |
1447 | __u64 ret; | |
1448 | __u32 longmode; | |
1449 | __u32 pad; | |
1450 | } hypercall; | |
1451 | ||
647dc49e AK |
1452 | Unused. This was once used for 'hypercall to userspace'. To implement |
1453 | such functionality, use KVM_EXIT_IO (x86) or KVM_EXIT_MMIO (all except s390). | |
1454 | Note KVM_EXIT_IO is significantly faster than KVM_EXIT_MMIO. | |
9c1b96e3 AK |
1455 | |
1456 | /* KVM_EXIT_TPR_ACCESS */ | |
1457 | struct { | |
1458 | __u64 rip; | |
1459 | __u32 is_write; | |
1460 | __u32 pad; | |
1461 | } tpr_access; | |
1462 | ||
1463 | To be documented (KVM_TPR_ACCESS_REPORTING). | |
1464 | ||
1465 | /* KVM_EXIT_S390_SIEIC */ | |
1466 | struct { | |
1467 | __u8 icptcode; | |
1468 | __u64 mask; /* psw upper half */ | |
1469 | __u64 addr; /* psw lower half */ | |
1470 | __u16 ipa; | |
1471 | __u32 ipb; | |
1472 | } s390_sieic; | |
1473 | ||
1474 | s390 specific. | |
1475 | ||
1476 | /* KVM_EXIT_S390_RESET */ | |
1477 | #define KVM_S390_RESET_POR 1 | |
1478 | #define KVM_S390_RESET_CLEAR 2 | |
1479 | #define KVM_S390_RESET_SUBSYSTEM 4 | |
1480 | #define KVM_S390_RESET_CPU_INIT 8 | |
1481 | #define KVM_S390_RESET_IPL 16 | |
1482 | __u64 s390_reset_flags; | |
1483 | ||
1484 | s390 specific. | |
1485 | ||
1486 | /* KVM_EXIT_DCR */ | |
1487 | struct { | |
1488 | __u32 dcrn; | |
1489 | __u32 data; | |
1490 | __u8 is_write; | |
1491 | } dcr; | |
1492 | ||
1493 | powerpc specific. | |
1494 | ||
ad0a048b AG |
1495 | /* KVM_EXIT_OSI */ |
1496 | struct { | |
1497 | __u64 gprs[32]; | |
1498 | } osi; | |
1499 | ||
1500 | MOL uses a special hypercall interface it calls 'OSI'. To enable it, we catch | |
1501 | hypercalls and exit with this exit struct that contains all the guest gprs. | |
1502 | ||
1503 | If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_OSI, then the vcpu has triggered such a hypercall. | |
1504 | Userspace can now handle the hypercall and when it's done modify the gprs as | |
1505 | necessary. Upon guest entry all guest GPRs will then be replaced by the values | |
1506 | in this struct. | |
1507 | ||
9c1b96e3 AK |
1508 | /* Fix the size of the union. */ |
1509 | char padding[256]; | |
1510 | }; | |
1511 | }; |