From 2044892d4a005a78796c92fd1aef4633be896698 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wu Fengguang Date: Thu, 24 Dec 2009 09:04:16 +0800 Subject: KVM: trivial document fixes Signed-off-by: Wu Fengguang Signed-off-by: Marcelo Tosatti --- Documentation/kvm/api.txt | 12 ++++++------ 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/kvm/api.txt index 2811e452f75..c6416a39816 100644 --- a/Documentation/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/kvm/api.txt @@ -23,12 +23,12 @@ of a virtual machine. The ioctls belong to three classes Only run vcpu ioctls from the same thread that was used to create the vcpu. -2. File descritpors +2. File descriptors The kvm API is centered around file descriptors. An initial open("/dev/kvm") obtains a handle to the kvm subsystem; this handle can be used to issue system ioctls. A KVM_CREATE_VM ioctl on this -handle will create a VM file descripror which can be used to issue VM +handle will create a VM file descriptor which can be used to issue VM ioctls. A KVM_CREATE_VCPU ioctl on a VM fd will create a virtual cpu and return a file descriptor pointing to it. Finally, ioctls on a vcpu fd can be used to control the vcpu, including the important task of @@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ Type: vm ioctl Parameters: struct kvm_clock_data (in) Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error -Sets the current timestamp of kvmclock to the valued specific in its parameter. +Sets the current timestamp of kvmclock to the value specified in its parameter. In conjunction with KVM_GET_CLOCK, it is used to ensure monotonicity on scenarios such as migration. @@ -795,11 +795,11 @@ Unused. __u64 data_offset; /* relative to kvm_run start */ } io; -If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_IO_IN or KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT, then the vcpu has +If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_IO, then the vcpu has executed a port I/O instruction which could not be satisfied by kvm. data_offset describes where the data is located (KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT) or where kvm expects application code to place the data for the next -KVM_RUN invocation (KVM_EXIT_IO_IN). Data format is a patcked array. +KVM_RUN invocation (KVM_EXIT_IO_IN). Data format is a packed array. struct { struct kvm_debug_exit_arch arch; @@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ Unused. __u8 is_write; } mmio; -If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_MMIO or KVM_EXIT_IO_OUT, then the vcpu has +If exit_reason is KVM_EXIT_MMIO, then the vcpu has executed a memory-mapped I/O instruction which could not be satisfied by kvm. The 'data' member contains the written data if 'is_write' is true, and should be filled by application code otherwise. -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2 From db358796d95886f9715d1c91e9ae866c005511d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Avi Kivity Date: Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:30:06 +0200 Subject: KVM: Plan obsolescence of kernel allocated slots, paravirt mmu These features are unused by modern userspace and can go away. Paravirt mmu needs to stay a little longer for live migration. Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity --- Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt | 30 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 30 insertions(+) (limited to 'Documentation') diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt index ea401495528..db205276bb5 100644 --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt @@ -538,3 +538,33 @@ Why: Duplicate functionality with the gspca_zc3xx driver, zc0301 only sensors) wich are also supported by the gspca_zc3xx driver (which supports 53 USB-ID's in total) Who: Hans de Goede + +---------------------------- + +What: KVM memory aliases support +When: July 2010 +Why: Memory aliasing support is used for speeding up guest vga access + through the vga windows. + + Modern userspace no longer uses this feature, so it's just bitrotted + code and can be removed with no impact. +Who: Avi Kivity + +---------------------------- + +What: KVM kernel-allocated memory slots +When: July 2010 +Why: Since 2.6.25, kvm supports user-allocated memory slots, which are + much more flexible than kernel-allocated slots. All current userspace + supports the newer interface and this code can be removed with no + impact. +Who: Avi Kivity + +---------------------------- + +What: KVM paravirt mmu host support +When: January 2011 +Why: The paravirt mmu host support is slower than non-paravirt mmu, both + on newer and older hardware. It is already not exposed to the guest, + and kept only for live migration purposes. +Who: Avi Kivity -- cgit v1.2.3-70-g09d2