linux-kernel - [PATCH] Documentation: KVM: Update GICv3 docs for GICv5 hosts

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Message-ID: <20251007154848.1640444-1-sascha.bischoff@arm.com>
Date: Tue, 7 Oct 2025 15:48:54 +0000
From: Sascha Bischoff <Sascha.Bischoff@....com>
To: "linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org"
	<linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org>, "kvmarm@...ts.linux.dev"
	<kvmarm@...ts.linux.dev>, "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org"
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, "kvm@...r.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
CC: nd <nd@....com>, "maz@...nel.org" <maz@...nel.org>,
	"oliver.upton@...ux.dev" <oliver.upton@...ux.dev>, Joey Gouly
	<Joey.Gouly@....com>, Suzuki Poulose <Suzuki.Poulose@....com>,
	"yuzenghui@...wei.com" <yuzenghui@...wei.com>
Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: KVM: Update GICv3 docs for GICv5 hosts

GICv5 hosts optionally include FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY, which allows them to
execute GICv3-based VMs on GICv5 hardware. Update the GICv3
documentation to reflect this now that GICv3 guests are supports on
compatible GICv5 hosts.

Signed-off-by: Sascha Bischoff <sascha.bischoff@....com>
---
 Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
index ff02102f71410..5395ee66fc324 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ will act as the VM interrupt controller, requiring emulated user-space devices
 to inject interrupts to the VGIC instead of directly to CPUs.  It is not
 possible to create both a GICv3 and GICv2 on the same VM.
 
-Creating a guest GICv3 device requires a host GICv3 as well.
+Creating a guest GICv3 device requires a host GICv3 host, or a GICv5 host with
+support for FEAT_GCIE_LEGACY.
 
 
 Groups:
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