Re: [PATCH 19/50] KVM: PPC: Paravirtualize SPRG4-7, ESR, PIR, MASn

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On 01/04/2012 03:10 AM, Alexander Graf wrote:
> From: Scott Wood <scottwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> This allows additional registers to be accessed by the guest
> in PR-mode KVM without trapping.
>
> SPRG4-7 are readable from userspace.  On booke, KVM will sync
> these registers when it enters the guest, so that accesses from
> guest userspace will work.  The guest kernel, OTOH, must consistently
> use either the real registers or the shared area between exits.  This
> also applies to the already-paravirted SPRG3.
>
> On non-booke, it's not clear to what extent SPRG4-7 are supported
> (they're not architected for book3s, but exist on at least some classic
> chips).  They are copied in the get/set regs ioctls, but I do not see any
> non-booke emulation.  I also do not see any syncing with real registers
> (in PR-mode) including the user-readable SPRG3.  This patch should not
> make that situation any worse.
>
> Signed-off-by: Scott Wood <scottwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Alexander Graf <agraf@xxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_e500.h |    8 --
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_host.h |    6 -
>  arch/powerpc/include/asm/kvm_para.h |   31 +++++-
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/asm-offsets.c   |   15 ++-
>  arch/powerpc/kernel/kvm.c           |  204 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/book3s.c           |   16 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/booke.c            |   23 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_emulate.c    |   12 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/booke_interrupts.S |   18 ++-
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/e500.c             |   24 ++--
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_emulate.c     |   38 ++++---
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_tlb.c         |   83 ++++++++-------
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/e500_tlb.h         |   25 ++---
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/emulate.c          |    3 +-
>  arch/powerpc/kvm/powerpc.c          |    2 +-
>  15 files changed, 339 insertions(+), 169 deletions(-)
>

Documentation?

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