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[PULL,v2,39/55] linux-headers: sync VIRTIO_MEM_F_UNPLUGGED_INACCESSIBLE

Message ID 20220107102526.39238-40-mst@redhat.com
State New
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Series [PULL,v2,01/55] virtio-mem: Don't skip alignment checks when warning about block size | expand

Commit Message

Michael S. Tsirkin Jan. 7, 2022, 11:05 a.m. UTC 
From: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>

Let's synchronize the new feature flag, available in Linux since
v5.16-rc1.

Reviewed-by: Michal Privoznik <mprivozn@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand <david@redhat.com>
Message-Id: <20211217134039.29670-2-david@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>
---
 include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h | 9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h
index 05e5ade75d..18c74c527c 100644
--- a/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h
+++ b/include/standard-headers/linux/virtio_mem.h
@@ -68,9 +68,10 @@ 
  * explicitly triggered (VIRTIO_MEM_REQ_UNPLUG).
  *
  * There are no guarantees what will happen if unplugged memory is
- * read/written. Such memory should, in general, not be touched. E.g.,
- * even writing might succeed, but the values will simply be discarded at
- * random points in time.
+ * read/written. In general, unplugged memory should not be touched, because
+ * the resulting action is undefined. There is one exception: without
+ * VIRTIO_MEM_F_UNPLUGGED_INACCESSIBLE, unplugged memory inside the usable
+ * region can be read, to simplify creation of memory dumps.
  *
  * It can happen that the device cannot process a request, because it is
  * busy. The device driver has to retry later.
@@ -87,6 +88,8 @@ 
 
 /* node_id is an ACPI PXM and is valid */
 #define VIRTIO_MEM_F_ACPI_PXM		0
+/* unplugged memory must not be accessed */
+#define VIRTIO_MEM_F_UNPLUGGED_INACCESSIBLE	1
 
 
 /* --- virtio-mem: guest -> host requests --- */