linux-kernel - [PATCH] KVM: s390: Clarify key argument for MEM

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Message-Id: <20220221143657.3712481-1-scgl@linux.ibm.com>
Date:   Mon, 21 Feb 2022 15:36:57 +0100
From:   Janis Schoetterl-Glausch <scgl@...ux.ibm.com>
To:     Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ux.ibm.com>
Cc:     Janis Schoetterl-Glausch <scgl@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Janosch Frank <frankja@...ux.ibm.com>,
        Claudio Imbrenda <imbrenda@...ux.ibm.com>, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: s390: Clarify key argument for MEM_OP in api docs

Clarify that the key argument represents the access key, not the whole
storage key.

Signed-off-by: Janis Schoetterl-Glausch <scgl@...ux.ibm.com>
---
 Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 48f23bb80d7f..622667cc87ef 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -3763,7 +3763,7 @@ KVM_S390_MEMOP_F_INJECT_EXCEPTION is set.
 
 If the KVM_S390_MEMOP_F_SKEY_PROTECTION flag is set, storage key
 protection is also in effect and may cause exceptions if accesses are
-prohibited given the access key passed in "key".
+prohibited given the access key designated by "key"; the valid range is 0..15.
 KVM_S390_MEMOP_F_SKEY_PROTECTION is available if KVM_CAP_S390_MEM_OP_EXTENSION
 is > 0.
 

base-commit: af33593d63a403287b8a6edd217e854a3571938b
-- 
2.32.0