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+#ifndef __LINUX_KVM_PARA_H
+#define __LINUX_KVM_PARA_H
+
+/*
+ * Guest OS interface for KVM paravirtualization
+ *
+ * Note: this interface is totally experimental, and is certain to change
+ *       as we make progress.
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Per-VCPU descriptor area shared between guest and host. Writable to
+ * both guest and host. Registered with the host by the guest when
+ * a guest acknowledges paravirtual mode.
+ *
+ * NOTE: all addresses are guest-physical addresses (gpa), to make it
+ * easier for the hypervisor to map between the various addresses.
+ */
+struct kvm_vcpu_para_state {
+	/*
+	 * API version information for compatibility. If there's any support
+	 * mismatch (too old host trying to execute too new guest) then
+	 * the host will deny entry into paravirtual mode. Any other
+	 * combination (new host + old guest and new host + new guest)
+	 * is supposed to work - new host versions will support all old
+	 * guest API versions.
+	 */
+	u32 guest_version;
+	u32 host_version;
+	u32 size;
+	u32 ret;
+
+	/*
+	 * The address of the vm exit instruction (VMCALL or VMMCALL),
+	 * which the host will patch according to the CPU model the
+	 * VM runs on:
+	 */
+	u64 hypercall_gpa;
+
+} __attribute__ ((aligned(PAGE_SIZE)));
+
+#define KVM_PARA_API_VERSION 1
+
+/*
+ * This is used for an RDMSR's ECX parameter to probe for a KVM host.
+ * Hopefully no CPU vendor will use up this number. This is placed well
+ * out of way of the typical space occupied by CPU vendors' MSR indices,
+ * and we think (or at least hope) it wont be occupied in the future
+ * either.
+ */
+#define MSR_KVM_API_MAGIC 0x87655678
+
+#define KVM_EINVAL 1
+
+#endif