linux-kernel - [PATCH 3/4 V12] Add ioctl for KVMCLOCK_GUEST

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Date:	Tue,  7 Feb 2012 16:28:19 -0500
From:	Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>
To:	avi@...hat.com
Cc:	Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>, mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com,
	ryanh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, aliguori@...ibm.com, mtosatti@...hat.com,
	kvm@...r.kernel.org, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 3/4 V12] Add ioctl for KVMCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED

Now that we have a flag that will tell the guest it was suspended, create an
interface for that communication using a KVM ioctl.

Signed-off-by: Eric B Munson <emunson@...bm.net>

Cc: mingo@...hat.com
Cc: hpa@...or.com
Cc: ryanh@...ux.vnet.ibm.com
Cc: aliguori@...ibm.com
Cc: mtosatti@...hat.com
Cc: kvm@...r.kernel.org
Cc: linux-arch@...r.kernel.org
Cc: x86@...nel.org
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
---
Changes from V11:
 Correct typo in api.txt
 Add kvm_make_request(KVM_REQ_CLOCK_UPDATE, vcpu) call to kvm_set_guest_paused()
Changes from V10:
 Return the ioctl to per vcpu instead of per vm
Changes from V9:
 Use kvm_for_each_vcpu to iterate online vcpu's
Changes from V8:
 Make KVM_GUEST_PAUSED a per vm ioctl instead of per vcpu
Changes from V7:
 Define KVM_CAP_GUEST_PAUSED and support check
 Call mark_page_dirty () after setting PVCLOCK_GUEST_STOPPED
Changes from V4:
 Rename KVM_GUEST_PAUSED to KVMCLOCK_GUEST_PAUSED
 Add new ioctl description to api.txt

 include/linux/kvm.h |    3 +++
 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/kvm.h b/include/linux/kvm.h
index c3892fc..dbfc4f8 100644
--- a/include/linux/kvm.h
+++ b/include/linux/kvm.h
@@ -557,6 +557,7 @@ struct kvm_ppc_pvinfo {
 #define KVM_CAP_MAX_VCPUS 66       /* returns max vcpus per vm */
 #define KVM_CAP_PPC_PAPR 68
 #define KVM_CAP_S390_GMAP 71
+#define KVM_CAP_GUEST_PAUSED 72
 
 #ifdef KVM_CAP_IRQ_ROUTING
 
@@ -762,6 +763,8 @@ struct kvm_clock_data {
 #define KVM_CREATE_SPAPR_TCE	  _IOW(KVMIO,  0xa8, struct kvm_create_spapr_tce)
 /* Available with KVM_CAP_RMA */
 #define KVM_ALLOCATE_RMA	  _IOR(KVMIO,  0xa9, struct kvm_allocate_rma)
+/* VM is being stopped by host */
+#define KVMCLOCK_GUEST_PAUSED    _IO(KVMIO,   0xaa)
 
 #define KVM_DEV_ASSIGN_ENABLE_IOMMU	(1 << 0)
 
-- 
1.7.5.4

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