Signed-off-by: Avi Kivity <avi@xxxxxxxxxx> --- Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 25 +++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 files changed, 25 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index 7945b0b..38f68ca 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -1450,6 +1450,31 @@ is supported; 2 if the processor requires all virtual machines to have an RMA, or 1 if the processor can use an RMA but doesn't require it, because it supports the Virtual RMA (VRMA) facility. +4.64 KVM_NMI + +Capability: KVM_CAP_USER_NMI +Architectures: x86 +Type: vcpu ioctl +Parameters: none +Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error + +Queues an NMI on the thread's vcpu. Note this is well defined only +when KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP has not been called, since this is an interface +between the virtual cpu core and virtual local APIC. After KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP +has been called, this interface is completely emulated within the kernel. + +To use this to emulate the LINT1 input with KVM_CREATE_IRQCHIP, use the +following algorithm: + + - pause the vpcu + - read the local APIC's state (KVM_GET_LAPIC) + - check whether changing LINT1 will queue an NMI (see the LVT entry for LINT1) + - if so, issue KVM_NMI + - resume the vcpu + +Some guests configure the LINT1 NMI input to cause a panic, aiding in +debugging. + 5. The kvm_run structure Application code obtains a pointer to the kvm_run structure by -- 1.7.7.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kvm" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
