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
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.
__u32 pad[9];
};
+4.29 KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS
+Architectures: x86
+Type: vm ioctl
+Parameters: struct kvm_vcpu_event (out)
+Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+
+Gets currently pending exceptions, interrupts, and NMIs as well as related
+states of the vcpu.
+
+struct kvm_vcpu_events {
+ struct {
+ __u8 injected;
+ __u8 nr;
+ __u8 has_error_code;
+ __u8 pad;
+ __u32 error_code;
+ } exception;
+ struct {
+ __u8 injected;
+ __u8 nr;
+ __u8 soft;
+ __u8 pad;
+ } interrupt;
+ struct {
+ __u8 injected;
+ __u8 pending;
+ __u8 masked;
+ __u8 pad;
+ } nmi;
+ __u32 sipi_vector;
+ __u32 flags;
+};
+
+4.30 KVM_SET_VCPU_EVENTS
+
+Capability: KVM_CAP_VCPU_EVENTS
+Architectures: x86
+Type: vm ioctl
+Parameters: struct kvm_vcpu_event (in)
+Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
+
+Set pending exceptions, interrupts, and NMIs as well as related states of the
+vcpu.
+
+See KVM_GET_VCPU_EVENTS for the data structure.
+
+Fields that may be modified asynchronously by running VCPUs can be excluded
+from the update. These fields are nmi.pending and sipi_vector. Keep the
+corresponding bits in the flags field cleared to suppress overwriting the
+current in-kernel state. The bits are:
+
+KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_NMI_PENDING - transfer nmi.pending to the kernel
+KVM_VCPUEVENT_VALID_SIPI_VECTOR - transfer sipi_vector
+
+
5. The kvm_run structure
Application code obtains a pointer to the kvm_run structure by
__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;
__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.