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[1/5] powerpc: define ePAPR hcall exit interface

Message ID 1373886679-19581-2-git-send-email-Bharat.Bhushan@freescale.com
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Bharat Bhushan July 15, 2013, 11:11 a.m. UTC
This patch defines the ePAPR hcall exit interface to guest user space.

Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@freescale.com>
---
 Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
 include/uapi/linux/kvm.h          |    7 +++++++
 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

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Alexander Graf July 15, 2013, 11:21 a.m. UTC | #1
On 15.07.2013, at 13:11, Bharat Bhushan wrote:

> This patch defines the ePAPR hcall exit interface to guest user space.

The subject line is misleading. This is a kvm patch. Same applies for most other patches.

> 
> Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@freescale.com>
> ---
> Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> include/uapi/linux/kvm.h          |    7 +++++++
> 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> index 66dd2aa..054f2f4 100644
> --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> @@ -2597,6 +2597,26 @@ The possible hypercalls are defined in the Power Architecture Platform
> Requirements (PAPR) document available from www.power.org (free
> developer registration required to access it).
> 
> +		/* KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL */
> +		struct {
> +			__u64 nr;
> +			__u64 ret;
> +			__u64 args[8];
> +		} epapr_hcall;
> +
> +This is used on PowerPC platforms that support ePAPR hcalls.
> +It occurs when a guest does a hypercall (as defined
> +in the ePAPR 1.1) and the hcall is not handled by the kernel.
> +
> +The 'nr' field contains the hypercall number (from the guest R11),
> +and 'args' contains the arguments (from the guest R3 - R10).
> +Userspace should put the return code in 'ret' and any extra returned
> +values in args[].  If the VM is not in 64-bit mode KVM zeros
> +the upper half of each field in the struct.
> +
> +As per the ePAPR hcall ABI, the return value is returned to
> +the guest in R3 and output return values in R4 - R10.
> +
> 		/* KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH */
> 		struct {
> 			__u16 subchannel_id;
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> index acccd08..01ee50e 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> @@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct kvm_pit_config {
> #define KVM_EXIT_WATCHDOG         21
> #define KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH        22
> #define KVM_EXIT_EPR              23
> +#define KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL      24
> 
> /* For KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR */
> /* Emulate instruction failed. */
> @@ -288,6 +289,12 @@ struct kvm_run {
> 			__u64 ret;
> 			__u64 args[9];
> 		} papr_hcall;
> +		/* KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL */
> +		struct {
> +			__u64 nr;
> +			__u64 ret;
> +			__u64 args[8];
> +		} epapr_hcall;

This should be at the end of the union.


Alex

> 		/* KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH */
> 		struct {
> 			__u16 subchannel_id;
> -- 
> 1.7.0.4
> 
> 

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Bharat Bhushan July 15, 2013, 11:32 a.m. UTC | #2
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexander Graf [mailto:agraf@suse.de]
> Sent: Monday, July 15, 2013 4:51 PM
> To: Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> Cc: kvm@vger.kernel.org; kvm-ppc@vger.kernel.org; Wood Scott-B07421; Yoder
> Stuart-B08248; Bhushan Bharat-R65777
> Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] powerpc: define ePAPR hcall exit interface
> 
> 
> On 15.07.2013, at 13:11, Bharat Bhushan wrote:
> 
> > This patch defines the ePAPR hcall exit interface to guest user space.
> 
> The subject line is misleading. This is a kvm patch. Same applies for most other
> patches.

Ok, will make this "kvm: powerpc: define ePAPR hcall exit interface" 

> 
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Bharat Bhushan <bharat.bhushan@freescale.com>
> > ---
> > Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt |   20 ++++++++++++++++++++
> > include/uapi/linux/kvm.h          |    7 +++++++
> > 2 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> > b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> > index 66dd2aa..054f2f4 100644
> > --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> > +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
> > @@ -2597,6 +2597,26 @@ The possible hypercalls are defined in the
> > Power Architecture Platform Requirements (PAPR) document available
> > from www.power.org (free developer registration required to access it).
> >
> > +		/* KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL */
> > +		struct {
> > +			__u64 nr;
> > +			__u64 ret;
> > +			__u64 args[8];
> > +		} epapr_hcall;
> > +
> > +This is used on PowerPC platforms that support ePAPR hcalls.
> > +It occurs when a guest does a hypercall (as defined in the ePAPR 1.1)
> > +and the hcall is not handled by the kernel.
> > +
> > +The 'nr' field contains the hypercall number (from the guest R11),
> > +and 'args' contains the arguments (from the guest R3 - R10).
> > +Userspace should put the return code in 'ret' and any extra returned
> > +values in args[].  If the VM is not in 64-bit mode KVM zeros the
> > +upper half of each field in the struct.
> > +
> > +As per the ePAPR hcall ABI, the return value is returned to the guest
> > +in R3 and output return values in R4 - R10.
> > +
> > 		/* KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH */
> > 		struct {
> > 			__u16 subchannel_id;
> > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h index
> > acccd08..01ee50e 100644
> > --- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
> > @@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct kvm_pit_config {
> > #define KVM_EXIT_WATCHDOG         21
> > #define KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH        22
> > #define KVM_EXIT_EPR              23
> > +#define KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL      24
> >
> > /* For KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR */
> > /* Emulate instruction failed. */
> > @@ -288,6 +289,12 @@ struct kvm_run {
> > 			__u64 ret;
> > 			__u64 args[9];
> > 		} papr_hcall;
> > +		/* KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL */
> > +		struct {
> > +			__u64 nr;
> > +			__u64 ret;
> > +			__u64 args[8];
> > +		} epapr_hcall;
> 
> This should be at the end of the union.

Ok.

-Bharat

> 
> 
> Alex
> 
> > 		/* KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH */
> > 		struct {
> > 			__u16 subchannel_id;
> > --
> > 1.7.0.4
> >
> >
> 


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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 66dd2aa..054f2f4 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -2597,6 +2597,26 @@  The possible hypercalls are defined in the Power Architecture Platform
 Requirements (PAPR) document available from www.power.org (free
 developer registration required to access it).
 
+		/* KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL */
+		struct {
+			__u64 nr;
+			__u64 ret;
+			__u64 args[8];
+		} epapr_hcall;
+
+This is used on PowerPC platforms that support ePAPR hcalls.
+It occurs when a guest does a hypercall (as defined
+in the ePAPR 1.1) and the hcall is not handled by the kernel.
+
+The 'nr' field contains the hypercall number (from the guest R11),
+and 'args' contains the arguments (from the guest R3 - R10).
+Userspace should put the return code in 'ret' and any extra returned
+values in args[].  If the VM is not in 64-bit mode KVM zeros
+the upper half of each field in the struct.
+
+As per the ePAPR hcall ABI, the return value is returned to
+the guest in R3 and output return values in R4 - R10.
+
 		/* KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH */
 		struct {
 			__u16 subchannel_id;
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
index acccd08..01ee50e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h
@@ -171,6 +171,7 @@  struct kvm_pit_config {
 #define KVM_EXIT_WATCHDOG         21
 #define KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH        22
 #define KVM_EXIT_EPR              23
+#define KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL      24
 
 /* For KVM_EXIT_INTERNAL_ERROR */
 /* Emulate instruction failed. */
@@ -288,6 +289,12 @@  struct kvm_run {
 			__u64 ret;
 			__u64 args[9];
 		} papr_hcall;
+		/* KVM_EXIT_EPAPR_HCALL */
+		struct {
+			__u64 nr;
+			__u64 ret;
+			__u64 args[8];
+		} epapr_hcall;
 		/* KVM_EXIT_S390_TSCH */
 		struct {
 			__u16 subchannel_id;