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authorLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-07-06 19:11:24 -0700
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>2017-07-06 19:11:24 -0700
commit6e6c5b960644125b6f2fc2cd04e62bff0771923e (patch)
tree6d839565616684904fd17f1207c8294b30cb162c /Documentation/ABI
parentc136b84393d4e340e1b53fc7f737dd5827b19ee5 (diff)
parentc54590cac51db8ab5fd30156bdaba34af915e629 (diff)
Merge tag 'for-linus-4.13-rc1-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip
Pull xen updates from Juergen Gross: "Other than fixes and cleanups it contains: - support > 32 VCPUs at domain restore - support for new sysfs nodes related to Xen - some performance tuning for Linux running as Xen guest" * tag 'for-linus-4.13-rc1-tag' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/xen/tip: x86/xen: allow userspace access during hypercalls x86: xen: remove unnecessary variable in xen_foreach_remap_area() xen: allocate page for shared info page from low memory xen: avoid deadlock in xenbus driver xen: add sysfs node for hypervisor build id xen: sync include/xen/interface/version.h xen: add sysfs node for guest type doc,xen: document hypervisor sysfs nodes for xen xen/vcpu: Handle xen_vcpu_setup() failure at boot xen/vcpu: Handle xen_vcpu_setup() failure in hotplug xen/pv: Fix OOPS on restore for a PV, !SMP domain xen/pvh*: Support > 32 VCPUs at domain restore xen/vcpu: Simplify xen_vcpu related code xen-evtchn: Bind dyn evtchn:qemu-dm interrupt to next online VCPU xen: avoid type warning in xchg_xen_ulong xen: fix HYPERVISOR_dm_op() prototype xen: don't print error message in case of missing Xenstore entry arm/xen: Adjust one function call together with a variable assignment arm/xen: Delete an error message for a failed memory allocation in __set_phys_to_machine_multi() arm/xen: Improve a size determination in __set_phys_to_machine_multi()
Diffstat (limited to 'Documentation/ABI')
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-hypervisor-xen119
-rw-r--r--Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-hypervisor-xen (renamed from Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-hypervisor-pmu)24
2 files changed, 141 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-hypervisor-xen b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-hypervisor-xen
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3cf5cdfcd9a8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/stable/sysfs-hypervisor-xen
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+What: /sys/hypervisor/compilation/compile_date
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Contains the build time stamp of the Xen hypervisor
+ Might return "<denied>" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/compilation/compiled_by
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Contains information who built the Xen hypervisor
+ Might return "<denied>" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/compilation/compiler
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Compiler which was used to build the Xen hypervisor
+ Might return "<denied>" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/properties/capabilities
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Space separated list of supported guest system types. Each type
+ is in the format: <class>-<major>.<minor>-<arch>
+ With:
+ <class>: "xen" -- x86: paravirtualized, arm: standard
+ "hvm" -- x86 only: fully virtualized
+ <major>: major guest interface version
+ <minor>: minor guest interface version
+ <arch>: architecture, e.g.:
+ "x86_32": 32 bit x86 guest without PAE
+ "x86_32p": 32 bit x86 guest with PAE
+ "x86_64": 64 bit x86 guest
+ "armv7l": 32 bit arm guest
+ "aarch64": 64 bit arm guest
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/properties/changeset
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Changeset of the hypervisor (git commit)
+ Might return "<denied>" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/properties/features
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Features the Xen hypervisor supports for the guest as defined
+ in include/xen/interface/features.h printed as a hex value.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/properties/pagesize
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Default page size of the hypervisor printed as a hex value.
+ Might return "0" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/properties/virtual_start
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Virtual address of the hypervisor as a hex value.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/type
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Type of hypervisor:
+ "xen": Xen hypervisor
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/uuid
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ UUID of the guest as known to the Xen hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/version/extra
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ The Xen version is in the format <major>.<minor><extra>
+ This is the <extra> part of it.
+ Might return "<denied>" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/version/major
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ The Xen version is in the format <major>.<minor><extra>
+ This is the <major> part of it.
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/version/minor
+Date: March 2009
+KernelVersion: 2.6.30
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ The Xen version is in the format <major>.<minor><extra>
+ This is the <minor> part of it.
diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-hypervisor-pmu b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-hypervisor-xen
index 224faa105e18..53b7b2ea7515 100644
--- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-hypervisor-pmu
+++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/sysfs-hypervisor-xen
@@ -1,8 +1,19 @@
+What: /sys/hypervisor/guest_type
+Date: June 2017
+KernelVersion: 4.13
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Type of guest:
+ "Xen": standard guest type on arm
+ "HVM": fully virtualized guest (x86)
+ "PV": paravirtualized guest (x86)
+ "PVH": fully virtualized guest without legacy emulation (x86)
+
What: /sys/hypervisor/pmu/pmu_mode
Date: August 2015
KernelVersion: 4.3
Contact: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
-Description:
+Description: If running under Xen:
Describes mode that Xen's performance-monitoring unit (PMU)
uses. Accepted values are
"off" -- PMU is disabled
@@ -17,7 +28,16 @@ What: /sys/hypervisor/pmu/pmu_features
Date: August 2015
KernelVersion: 4.3
Contact: Boris Ostrovsky <boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com>
-Description:
+Description: If running under Xen:
Describes Xen PMU features (as an integer). A set bit indicates
that the corresponding feature is enabled. See
include/xen/interface/xenpmu.h for available features
+
+What: /sys/hypervisor/properties/buildid
+Date: June 2017
+KernelVersion: 4.13
+Contact: xen-devel@lists.xenproject.org
+Description: If running under Xen:
+ Build id of the hypervisor, needed for hypervisor live patching.
+ Might return "<denied>" in case of special security settings
+ in the hypervisor.