docs: kvm: Convert ppc-pv.txt to ReST format
- Use document title and chapter markups; - Add markups for tables; - Use list markups; - Add markups for literal blocks; - Add blank lines. Signed-off-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+huawei@kernel.org> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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mmu
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msr
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nested-vmx
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ppc-pv
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vcpu-requests
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arm/index
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.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
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=================================
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The PPC KVM paravirtual interface
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=================================
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@ -34,8 +37,9 @@ up the hypercall. To call a hypercall, just call these instructions.
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The parameters are as follows:
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======== ================ ================
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Register IN OUT
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======== ================ ================
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r0 - volatile
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r3 1st parameter Return code
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r4 2nd parameter 1st output value
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@ -47,6 +51,7 @@ The parameters are as follows:
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r10 8th parameter 7th output value
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r11 hypercall number 8th output value
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r12 - volatile
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======== ================ ================
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Hypercall definitions are shared in generic code, so the same hypercall numbers
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apply for x86 and powerpc alike with the exception that each KVM hypercall
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@ -54,11 +59,13 @@ also needs to be ORed with the KVM vendor code which is (42 << 16).
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Return codes can be as follows:
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==== =========================
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Code Meaning
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==== =========================
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0 Success
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12 Hypercall not implemented
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<0 Error
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==== =========================
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The magic page
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==============
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@ -72,7 +79,7 @@ desired location. The first parameter indicates the effective address when the
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MMU is enabled. The second parameter indicates the address in real mode, if
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applicable to the target. For now, we always map the page to -4096. This way we
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can access it using absolute load and store functions. The following
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instruction reads the first field of the magic page:
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instruction reads the first field of the magic page::
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ld rX, -4096(0)
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@ -93,8 +100,10 @@ a bitmap of available features inside the magic page.
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The following enhancements to the magic page are currently available:
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============================ =======================================
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KVM_MAGIC_FEAT_SR Maps SR registers r/w in the magic page
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KVM_MAGIC_FEAT_MAS0_TO_SPRG7 Maps MASn, ESR, PIR and high SPRGs
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============================ =======================================
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For enhanced features in the magic page, please check for the existence of the
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feature before using them!
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@ -121,8 +130,8 @@ when entering the guest or don't have any impact on the hypervisor's behavior.
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The following bits are safe to be set inside the guest:
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MSR_EE
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MSR_RI
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- MSR_EE
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- MSR_RI
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If any other bit changes in the MSR, please still use mtmsr(d).
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@ -138,9 +147,9 @@ guest. Implementing any of those mappings is optional, as the instruction traps
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also act on the shared page. So calling privileged instructions still works as
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before.
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======================= ================================
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From To
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==== ==
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======================= ================================
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mfmsr rX ld rX, magic_page->msr
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mfsprg rX, 0 ld rX, magic_page->sprg0
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mfsprg rX, 1 ld rX, magic_page->sprg1
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@ -173,7 +182,7 @@ mtsrin rX, rY b <special mtsrin section>
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[BookE only]
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wrteei [0|1] b <special wrteei section>
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======================= ================================
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Some instructions require more logic to determine what's going on than a load
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or store instruction can deliver. To enable patching of those, we keep some
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Hypercall ABIs in KVM on PowerPC
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1) KVM hypercalls (ePAPR)
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These are ePAPR compliant hypercall implementation (mentioned above). Even
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