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authorAvi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>2009-08-23 10:08:04 -0400
committerAvi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>2009-09-10 03:46:55 -0400
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KVM: Document KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@redhat.com>
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@@ -517,6 +517,82 @@ struct kvm_fpu {
517 __u32 pad2; 517 __u32 pad2;
518}; 518};
519 519
5204.23 KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP
521
522Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
523Architectures: x86, ia64
524Type: vm ioctl
525Parameters: none
526Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
527
528Creates an interrupt controller model in the kernel. On x86, creates a virtual
529ioapic, a virtual PIC (two PICs, nested), and sets up future vcpus to have a
530local APIC. IRQ routing for GSIs 0-15 is set to both PIC and IOAPIC; GSI 16-23
531only go to the IOAPIC. On ia64, a IOSAPIC is created.
532
5334.24 KVM_IRQ_LINE
534
535Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
536Architectures: x86, ia64
537Type: vm ioctl
538Parameters: struct kvm_irq_level
539Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
540
541Sets the level of a GSI input to the interrupt controller model in the kernel.
542Requires that an interrupt controller model has been previously created with
543KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP. Note that edge-triggered interrupts require the level
544to be set to 1 and then back to 0.
545
546struct kvm_irq_level {
547 union {
548 __u32 irq; /* GSI */
549 __s32 status; /* not used for KVM_IRQ_LEVEL */
550 };
551 __u32 level; /* 0 or 1 */
552};
553
5544.25 KVM_GET_IRQCHIP
555
556Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
557Architectures: x86, ia64
558Type: vm ioctl
559Parameters: struct kvm_irqchip (in/out)
560Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
561
562Reads the state of a kernel interrupt controller created with
563KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP into a buffer provided by the caller.
564
565struct kvm_irqchip {
566 __u32 chip_id; /* 0 = PIC1, 1 = PIC2, 2 = IOAPIC */
567 __u32 pad;
568 union {
569 char dummy[512]; /* reserving space */
570 struct kvm_pic_state pic;
571 struct kvm_ioapic_state ioapic;
572 } chip;
573};
574
5754.26 KVM_SET_IRQCHIP
576
577Capability: KVM_CAP_IRQCHIP
578Architectures: x86, ia64
579Type: vm ioctl
580Parameters: struct kvm_irqchip (in)
581Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
582
583Sets the state of a kernel interrupt controller created with
584KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP from a buffer provided by the caller.
585
586struct kvm_irqchip {
587 __u32 chip_id; /* 0 = PIC1, 1 = PIC2, 2 = IOAPIC */
588 __u32 pad;
589 union {
590 char dummy[512]; /* reserving space */
591 struct kvm_pic_state pic;
592 struct kvm_ioapic_state ioapic;
593 } chip;
594};
595
5205. The kvm_run structure 5965. The kvm_run structure
521 597
522Application code obtains a pointer to the kvm_run structure by 598Application code obtains a pointer to the kvm_run structure by