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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/hyp-abi.rst (renamed from Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/hyp-abi.txt) | 28 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst | 1 |
2 files changed, 20 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/hyp-abi.txt b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/hyp-abi.rst index a20a0bee268d..d1fc27d848e9 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/hyp-abi.txt +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/hyp-abi.rst @@ -1,4 +1,8 @@ -* Internal ABI between the kernel and HYP +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +======================================= +Internal ABI between the kernel and HYP +======================================= This file documents the interaction between the Linux kernel and the hypervisor layer when running Linux as a hypervisor (for example @@ -19,25 +23,31 @@ and only act on individual CPUs. Unless specified otherwise, any built-in hypervisor must implement these functions (see arch/arm{,64}/include/asm/virt.h): -* r0/x0 = HVC_SET_VECTORS - r1/x1 = vectors +* :: + + r0/x0 = HVC_SET_VECTORS + r1/x1 = vectors Set HVBAR/VBAR_EL2 to 'vectors' to enable a hypervisor. 'vectors' must be a physical address, and respect the alignment requirements of the architecture. Only implemented by the initial stubs, not by Linux hypervisors. -* r0/x0 = HVC_RESET_VECTORS +* :: + + r0/x0 = HVC_RESET_VECTORS Turn HYP/EL2 MMU off, and reset HVBAR/VBAR_EL2 to the initials stubs' exception vector value. This effectively disables an existing hypervisor. -* r0/x0 = HVC_SOFT_RESTART - r1/x1 = restart address - x2 = x0's value when entering the next payload (arm64) - x3 = x1's value when entering the next payload (arm64) - x4 = x2's value when entering the next payload (arm64) +* :: + + r0/x0 = HVC_SOFT_RESTART + r1/x1 = restart address + x2 = x0's value when entering the next payload (arm64) + x3 = x1's value when entering the next payload (arm64) + x4 = x2's value when entering the next payload (arm64) Mask all exceptions, disable the MMU, move the arguments into place (arm64 only), and jump to the restart address while at HYP/EL2. This diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst index e039d9b1e076..134fa5fa77e5 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/arm/index.rst @@ -7,4 +7,5 @@ ARM .. toctree:: :maxdepth: 2 + hyp-abi pvtime |