From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.0 (2014-02-07) on aws-us-west-2-korg-lkml-1.web.codeaurora.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-9.8 required=3.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, INCLUDES_PATCH,MAILING_LIST_MULTI,SIGNED_OFF_BY,SPF_HELO_NONE,SPF_PASS, USER_AGENT_GIT autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.0 Received: from mail.kernel.org (mail.kernel.org [198.145.29.99]) by smtp.lore.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 62D44C10F14 for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2019 21:39:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: from vger.kernel.org (vger.kernel.org [209.132.180.67]) by mail.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 41310215EA for ; Thu, 3 Oct 2019 21:39:41 +0000 (UTC) Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S2388930AbfJCVjk (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Oct 2019 17:39:40 -0400 Received: from mga09.intel.com ([134.134.136.24]:52651 "EHLO mga09.intel.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S2388076AbfJCVjA (ORCPT ); Thu, 3 Oct 2019 17:39:00 -0400 X-Amp-Result: SKIPPED(no attachment in message) X-Amp-File-Uploaded: False Received: from orsmga008.jf.intel.com ([10.7.209.65]) by orsmga102.jf.intel.com with ESMTP/TLS/DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384; 03 Oct 2019 14:38:57 -0700 X-ExtLoop1: 1 X-IronPort-AV: E=Sophos;i="5.67,253,1566889200"; d="scan'208";a="186051632" Received: from linksys13920.jf.intel.com (HELO rpedgeco-DESK5.jf.intel.com) ([10.54.75.11]) by orsmga008.jf.intel.com with ESMTP; 03 Oct 2019 14:38:57 -0700 From: Rick Edgecombe To: kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, x86@kernel.org, linux-mm@kvack.org, luto@kernel.org, peterz@infradead.org, dave.hansen@intel.com, pbonzini@redhat.com, sean.j.christopherson@intel.com, keescook@chromium.org Cc: kristen@linux.intel.com, deneen.t.dock@intel.com, Rick Edgecombe Subject: [RFC PATCH 07/13] kvm: Add docs for KVM_CAP_EXECONLY_MEM Date: Thu, 3 Oct 2019 14:23:54 -0700 Message-Id: <20191003212400.31130-8-rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com> X-Mailer: git-send-email 2.17.1 In-Reply-To: <20191003212400.31130-1-rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com> References: <20191003212400.31130-1-rick.p.edgecombe@intel.com> Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org Precedence: bulk List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Add documentation for the KVM_CAP_EXECONLY_MEM capability and KVM_MEM_EXECONLY memslot. Signed-off-by: Rick Edgecombe --- Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt | 16 ++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt index 2d067767b617..a8001f996a8a 100644 --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.txt @@ -1096,6 +1096,7 @@ struct kvm_userspace_memory_region { /* for kvm_memory_region::flags */ #define KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES (1UL << 0) #define KVM_MEM_READONLY (1UL << 1) +#define KVM_MEM_EXECONLY (1UL << 2) This ioctl allows the user to create, modify or delete a guest physical memory slot. Bits 0-15 of "slot" specify the slot id and this value @@ -1123,12 +1124,15 @@ It is recommended that the lower 21 bits of guest_phys_addr and userspace_addr be identical. This allows large pages in the guest to be backed by large pages in the host. -The flags field supports two flags: KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES and -KVM_MEM_READONLY. The former can be set to instruct KVM to keep track of -writes to memory within the slot. See KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG ioctl to know how to -use it. The latter can be set, if KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM capability allows it, -to make a new slot read-only. In this case, writes to this memory will be -posted to userspace as KVM_EXIT_MMIO exits. +The flags field supports three flags: KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES, KVM_MEM_READONLY +and KVM_MEM_EXECONLY. KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES can be set to instruct KVM to +keep track of writes to memory within the slot. See KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG ioctl to +know how to use it. KVM_MEM_READONLY can be set, if KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM +capability allows it, to make a new slot read-only. In this case, writes to +this memory will be posted to userspace as KVM_EXIT_MMIO exits. KVM_MEM_EXECONLY +can be set, if KVM_CAP_EXECONLY_MEM capability allows it, to make a new slot +exec-only. Guest read accesses to KVM_CAP_EXECONLY_MEM will trigger an +appropriate fault injected into the guest, in support of X86_FEATURE_KVM_XO. When the KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU capability is available, changes in the backing of the memory region are automatically reflected into the guest. For example, an -- 2.17.1