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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt index d7236a3e01dc..2b5dab16c4f2 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/devices/vcpu.txt @@ -35,3 +35,28 @@ Returns: -ENODEV: PMUv3 not supported or GIC not initialized Request the initialization of the PMUv3. If using the PMUv3 with an in-kernel virtual GIC implementation, this must be done after initializing the in-kernel irqchip. + + +2. GROUP: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_CTRL +Architectures: ARM,ARM64 + +2.1. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER +2.2. ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER +Parameters: in kvm_device_attr.addr the address for the timer interrupt is a + pointer to an int +Returns: -EINVAL: Invalid timer interrupt number + -EBUSY: One or more VCPUs has already run + +A value describing the architected timer interrupt number when connected to an +in-kernel virtual GIC. These must be a PPI (16 <= intid < 32). Setting the +attribute overrides the default values (see below). + +KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_VTIMER: The EL1 virtual timer intid (default: 27) +KVM_ARM_VCPU_TIMER_IRQ_PTIMER: The EL1 physical timer intid (default: 30) + +Setting the same PPI for different timers will prevent the VCPUs from running. +Setting the interrupt number on a VCPU configures all VCPUs created at that +time to use the number provided for a given timer, overwriting any previously +configured values on other VCPUs. Userspace should configure the interrupt +numbers on at least one VCPU after creating all VCPUs and before running any +VCPUs. |