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+.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
+.. _ultravisor:
+
+============================
+Protected Execution Facility
+============================
+
+.. contents::
+    :depth: 3
+
+Introduction
+############
+
+    Protected Execution Facility (PEF) is an architectural change for
+    POWER 9 that enables Secure Virtual Machines (SVMs). DD2.3 chips
+    (PVR=0x004e1203) or greater will be PEF-capable. A new ISA release
+    will include the PEF RFC02487 changes.
+
+    When enabled, PEF adds a new higher privileged mode, called Ultravisor
+    mode, to POWER architecture. Along with the new mode there is new
+    firmware called the Protected Execution Ultravisor (or Ultravisor
+    for short). Ultravisor mode is the highest privileged mode in POWER
+    architecture.
+
+	+------------------+
+	| Privilege States |
+	+==================+
+	|  Problem         |
+	+------------------+
+	|  Supervisor      |
+	+------------------+
+	|  Hypervisor      |
+	+------------------+
+	|  Ultravisor      |
+	+------------------+
+
+    PEF protects SVMs from the hypervisor, privileged users, and other
+    VMs in the system. SVMs are protected while at rest and can only be
+    executed by an authorized machine. All virtual machines utilize
+    hypervisor services. The Ultravisor filters calls between the SVMs
+    and the hypervisor to assure that information does not accidentally
+    leak. All hypercalls except H_RANDOM are reflected to the hypervisor.
+    H_RANDOM is not reflected to prevent the hypervisor from influencing
+    random values in the SVM.
+
+    To support this there is a refactoring of the ownership of resources
+    in the CPU. Some of the resources which were previously hypervisor
+    privileged are now ultravisor privileged.
+
+Hardware
+========
+
+    The hardware changes include the following:
+
+    * There is a new bit in the MSR that determines whether the current
+      process is running in secure mode, MSR(S) bit 41. MSR(S)=1, process
+      is in secure mode, MSR(s)=0 process is in normal mode.
+
+    * The MSR(S) bit can only be set by the Ultravisor.
+
+    * HRFID cannot be used to set the MSR(S) bit. If the hypervisor needs
+      to return to a SVM it must use an ultracall. It can determine if
+      the VM it is returning to is secure.
+
+    * There is a new Ultravisor privileged register, SMFCTRL, which has an
+      enable/disable bit SMFCTRL(E).
+
+    * The privilege of a process is now determined by three MSR bits,
+      MSR(S, HV, PR). In each of the tables below the modes are listed
+      from least privilege to highest privilege. The higher privilege
+      modes can access all the resources of the lower privilege modes.
+
+      **Secure Mode MSR Settings**
+
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | S | HV| PR|Privilege      |
+      +===+===+===+===============+
+      | 1 | 0 | 1 | Problem       |
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | 1 | 0 | 0 | Privileged(OS)|
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | 1 | 1 | 0 | Ultravisor    |
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | 1 | 1 | 1 | Reserved      |
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+
+      **Normal Mode MSR Settings**
+
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | S | HV| PR|Privilege      |
+      +===+===+===+===============+
+      | 0 | 0 | 1 | Problem       |
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | 0 | 0 | 0 | Privileged(OS)|
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | 0 | 1 | 0 | Hypervisor    |
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+      | 0 | 1 | 1 | Problem (Host)|
+      +---+---+---+---------------+
+
+    * Memory is partitioned into secure and normal memory. Only processes
+      that are running in secure mode can access secure memory.
+
+    * The hardware does not allow anything that is not running secure to
+      access secure memory. This means that the Hypervisor cannot access
+      the memory of the SVM without using an ultracall (asking the
+      Ultravisor). The Ultravisor will only allow the hypervisor to see
+      the SVM memory encrypted.
+
+    * I/O systems are not allowed to directly address secure memory. This
+      limits the SVMs to virtual I/O only.
+
+    * The architecture allows the SVM to share pages of memory with the
+      hypervisor that are not protected with encryption. However, this
+      sharing must be initiated by the SVM.
+
+    * When a process is running in secure mode all hypercalls
+      (syscall lev=1) go to the Ultravisor.
+
+    * When a process is in secure mode all interrupts go to the
+      Ultravisor.
+
+    * The following resources have become Ultravisor privileged and
+      require an Ultravisor interface to manipulate:
+
+      * Processor configurations registers (SCOMs).
+
+      * Stop state information.
+
+      * The debug registers CIABR, DAWR, and DAWRX when SMFCTRL(D) is set.
+        If SMFCTRL(D) is not set they do not work in secure mode. When set,
+        reading and writing requires an Ultravisor call, otherwise that
+        will cause a Hypervisor Emulation Assistance interrupt.
+
+      * PTCR and partition table entries (partition table is in secure
+        memory). An attempt to write to PTCR will cause a Hypervisor
+        Emulation Assitance interrupt.
+
+      * LDBAR (LD Base Address Register) and IMC (In-Memory Collection)
+        non-architected registers. An attempt to write to them will cause a
+        Hypervisor Emulation Assistance interrupt.
+
+      * Paging for an SVM, sharing of memory with Hypervisor for an SVM.
+        (Including Virtual Processor Area (VPA) and virtual I/O).
+
+
+Software/Microcode
+==================
+
+    The software changes include:
+
+    * SVMs are created from normal VM using (open source) tooling supplied
+      by IBM.
+
+    * All SVMs start as normal VMs and utilize an ultracall, UV_ESM
+      (Enter Secure Mode), to make the transition.
+
+    * When the UV_ESM ultracall is made the Ultravisor copies the VM into
+      secure memory, decrypts the verification information, and checks the
+      integrity of the SVM. If the integrity check passes the Ultravisor
+      passes control in secure mode.
+
+    * The verification information includes the pass phrase for the
+      encrypted disk associated with the SVM. This pass phrase is given
+      to the SVM when requested.
+
+    * The Ultravisor is not involved in protecting the encrypted disk of
+      the SVM while at rest.
+
+    * For external interrupts the Ultravisor saves the state of the SVM,
+      and reflects the interrupt to the hypervisor for processing.
+      For hypercalls, the Ultravisor inserts neutral state into all
+      registers not needed for the hypercall then reflects the call to
+      the hypervisor for processing. The H_RANDOM hypercall is performed
+      by the Ultravisor and not reflected.
+
+    * For virtual I/O to work bounce buffering must be done.
+
+    * The Ultravisor uses AES (IAPM) for protection of SVM memory. IAPM
+      is a mode of AES that provides integrity and secrecy concurrently.
+
+    * The movement of data between normal and secure pages is coordinated
+      with the Ultravisor by a new HMM plug-in in the Hypervisor.
+
+    The Ultravisor offers new services to the hypervisor and SVMs. These
+    are accessed through ultracalls.
+
+Terminology
+===========
+
+    * Hypercalls: special system calls used to request services from
+      Hypervisor.
+
+    * Normal memory: Memory that is accessible to Hypervisor.
+
+    * Normal page: Page backed by normal memory and available to
+      Hypervisor.
+
+    * Shared page: A page backed by normal memory and available to both
+      the Hypervisor/QEMU and the SVM (i.e page has mappings in SVM and
+      Hypervisor/QEMU).
+
+    * Secure memory: Memory that is accessible only to Ultravisor and
+      SVMs.
+
+    * Secure page: Page backed by secure memory and only available to
+      Ultravisor and SVM.
+
+    * SVM: Secure Virtual Machine.
+
+    * Ultracalls: special system calls used to request services from
+      Ultravisor.
+
+
+Ultravisor calls API
+####################
+
+    This section describes Ultravisor calls (ultracalls) needed to
+    support Secure Virtual Machines (SVM)s and Paravirtualized KVM. The
+    ultracalls allow the SVMs and Hypervisor to request services from the
+    Ultravisor such as accessing a register or memory region that can only
+    be accessed when running in Ultravisor-privileged mode.
+
+    The specific service needed from an ultracall is specified in register
+    R3 (the first parameter to the ultracall). Other parameters to the
+    ultracall, if any, are specified in registers R4 through R12.
+
+    Return value of all ultracalls is in register R3. Other output values
+    from the ultracall, if any, are returned in registers R4 through R12.
+    The only exception to this register usage is the ``UV_RETURN``
+    ultracall described below.
+
+    Each ultracall returns specific error codes, applicable in the context
+    of the ultracall. However, like with the PowerPC Architecture Platform
+    Reference (PAPR), if no specific error code is defined for a
+    particular situation, then the ultracall will fallback to an erroneous
+    parameter-position based code. i.e U_PARAMETER, U_P2, U_P3 etc
+    depending on the ultracall parameter that may have caused the error.
+
+    Some ultracalls involve transferring a page of data between Ultravisor
+    and Hypervisor.  Secure pages that are transferred from secure memory
+    to normal memory may be encrypted using dynamically generated keys.
+    When the secure pages are transferred back to secure memory, they may
+    be decrypted using the same dynamically generated keys. Generation and
+    management of these keys will be covered in a separate document.
+
+    For now this only covers ultracalls currently implemented and being
+    used by Hypervisor and SVMs but others can be added here when it
+    makes sense.
+
+    The full specification for all hypercalls/ultracalls will eventually
+    be made available in the public/OpenPower version of the PAPR
+    specification.
+
+    .. note::
+
+        If PEF is not enabled, the ultracalls will be redirected to the
+        Hypervisor which must handle/fail the calls.
+
+Ultracalls used by Hypervisor
+=============================
+
+    This section describes the virtual memory management ultracalls used
+    by the Hypervisor to manage SVMs.
+
+UV_PAGE_OUT
+-----------
+
+    Encrypt and move the contents of a page from secure memory to normal
+    memory.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_PAGE_OUT,
+		uint16_t lpid,		/* LPAR ID */
+		uint64_t dest_ra,	/* real address of destination page */
+		uint64_t src_gpa,	/* source guest-physical-address */
+		uint8_t  flags,		/* flags */
+		uint64_t order)		/* page size order */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``dest_ra`` is invalid.
+	* U_P3		if the ``src_gpa`` address is invalid.
+	* U_P4		if any bit in the ``flags`` is unrecognized
+	* U_P5		if the ``order`` parameter is unsupported.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_BUSY	if page cannot be currently paged-out.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Encrypt the contents of a secure-page and make it available to
+    Hypervisor in a normal page.
+
+    By default, the source page is unmapped from the SVM's partition-
+    scoped page table. But the Hypervisor can provide a hint to the
+    Ultravisor to retain the page mapping by setting the ``UV_SNAPSHOT``
+    flag in ``flags`` parameter.
+
+    If the source page is already a shared page the call returns
+    U_SUCCESS, without doing anything.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. QEMU attempts to access an address belonging to the SVM but the
+       page frame for that address is not mapped into QEMU's address
+       space. In this case, the Hypervisor will allocate a page frame,
+       map it into QEMU's address space and issue the ``UV_PAGE_OUT``
+       call to retrieve the encrypted contents of the page.
+
+    #. When Ultravisor runs low on secure memory and it needs to page-out
+       an LRU page. In this case, Ultravisor will issue the
+       ``H_SVM_PAGE_OUT`` hypercall to the Hypervisor. The Hypervisor will
+       then allocate a normal page and issue the ``UV_PAGE_OUT`` ultracall
+       and the Ultravisor will encrypt and move the contents of the secure
+       page into the normal page.
+
+    #. When Hypervisor accesses SVM data, the Hypervisor requests the
+       Ultravisor to transfer the corresponding page into a insecure page,
+       which the Hypervisor can access. The data in the normal page will
+       be encrypted though.
+
+UV_PAGE_IN
+----------
+
+    Move the contents of a page from normal memory to secure memory.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_PAGE_IN,
+		uint16_t lpid,		/* the LPAR ID */
+		uint64_t src_ra,	/* source real address of page */
+		uint64_t dest_gpa,	/* destination guest physical address */
+		uint64_t flags,		/* flags */
+		uint64_t order)		/* page size order */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_BUSY	if page cannot be currently paged-in.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``src_ra`` is invalid.
+	* U_P3		if the ``dest_gpa`` address is invalid.
+	* U_P4		if any bit in the ``flags`` is unrecognized
+	* U_P5		if the ``order`` parameter is unsupported.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Move the contents of the page identified by ``src_ra`` from normal
+    memory to secure memory and map it to the guest physical address
+    ``dest_gpa``.
+
+    If `dest_gpa` refers to a shared address, map the page into the
+    partition-scoped page-table of the SVM.  If `dest_gpa` is not shared,
+    copy the contents of the page into the corresponding secure page.
+    Depending on the context, decrypt the page before being copied.
+
+    The caller provides the attributes of the page through the ``flags``
+    parameter. Valid values for ``flags`` are:
+
+	* CACHE_INHIBITED
+	* CACHE_ENABLED
+	* WRITE_PROTECTION
+
+    The Hypervisor must pin the page in memory before making
+    ``UV_PAGE_IN`` ultracall.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. When a normal VM switches to secure mode, all its pages residing
+       in normal memory, are moved into secure memory.
+
+    #. When an SVM requests to share a page with Hypervisor the Hypervisor
+       allocates a page and informs the Ultravisor.
+
+    #. When an SVM accesses a secure page that has been paged-out,
+       Ultravisor invokes the Hypervisor to locate the page. After
+       locating the page, the Hypervisor uses UV_PAGE_IN to make the
+       page available to Ultravisor.
+
+UV_PAGE_INVAL
+-------------
+
+    Invalidate the Ultravisor mapping of a page.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_PAGE_INVAL,
+		uint16_t lpid,		/* the LPAR ID */
+		uint64_t guest_pa,	/* destination guest-physical-address */
+		uint64_t order)		/* page size order */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``guest_pa`` is invalid (or corresponds to a secure
+                        page mapping).
+	* U_P3		if the ``order`` is invalid.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_BUSY	if page cannot be currently invalidated.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    This ultracall informs Ultravisor that the page mapping in Hypervisor
+    corresponding to the given guest physical address has been invalidated
+    and that the Ultravisor should not access the page. If the specified
+    ``guest_pa`` corresponds to a secure page, Ultravisor will ignore the
+    attempt to invalidate the page and return U_P2.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. When a shared page is unmapped from the QEMU's page table, possibly
+       because it is paged-out to disk, Ultravisor needs to know that the
+       page should not be accessed from its side too.
+
+
+UV_WRITE_PATE
+-------------
+
+    Validate and write the partition table entry (PATE) for a given
+    partition.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_WRITE_PATE,
+		uint32_t lpid,		/* the LPAR ID */
+		uint64_t dw0		/* the first double word to write */
+		uint64_t dw1)		/* the second double word to write */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_BUSY	if PATE cannot be currently written to.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``dw0`` is invalid.
+	* U_P3		if the ``dw1`` address is invalid.
+	* U_PERMISSION	if the Hypervisor is attempting to change the PATE
+			of a secure virtual machine or if called from a
+			context other than Hypervisor.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Validate and write a LPID and its partition-table-entry for the given
+    LPID.  If the LPID is already allocated and initialized, this call
+    results in changing the partition table entry.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. The Partition table resides in Secure memory and its entries,
+       called PATE (Partition Table Entries), point to the partition-
+       scoped page tables for the Hypervisor as well as each of the
+       virtual machines (both secure and normal). The Hypervisor
+       operates in partition 0 and its partition-scoped page tables
+       reside in normal memory.
+
+    #. This ultracall allows the Hypervisor to register the partition-
+       scoped and process-scoped page table entries for the Hypervisor
+       and other partitions (virtual machines) with the Ultravisor.
+
+    #. If the value of the PATE for an existing partition (VM) changes,
+       the TLB cache for the partition is flushed.
+
+    #. The Hypervisor is responsible for allocating LPID. The LPID and
+       its PATE entry are registered together.  The Hypervisor manages
+       the PATE entries for a normal VM and can change the PATE entry
+       anytime. Ultravisor manages the PATE entries for an SVM and
+       Hypervisor is not allowed to modify them.
+
+UV_RETURN
+---------
+
+    Return control from the Hypervisor back to the Ultravisor after
+    processing an hypercall or interrupt that was forwarded (aka
+    *reflected*) to the Hypervisor.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_RETURN)
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+     This call never returns to Hypervisor on success.  It returns
+     U_INVALID if ultracall is not made from a Hypervisor context.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    When an SVM makes an hypercall or incurs some other exception, the
+    Ultravisor usually forwards (aka *reflects*) the exceptions to the
+    Hypervisor.  After processing the exception, Hypervisor uses the
+    ``UV_RETURN`` ultracall to return control back to the SVM.
+
+    The expected register state on entry to this ultracall is:
+
+    * Non-volatile registers are restored to their original values.
+    * If returning from an hypercall, register R0 contains the return
+      value (**unlike other ultracalls**) and, registers R4 through R12
+      contain any output values of the hypercall.
+    * R3 contains the ultracall number, i.e UV_RETURN.
+    * If returning with a synthesized interrupt, R2 contains the
+      synthesized interrupt number.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. Ultravisor relies on the Hypervisor to provide several services to
+       the SVM such as processing hypercall and other exceptions. After
+       processing the exception, Hypervisor uses UV_RETURN to return
+       control back to the Ultravisor.
+
+    #. Hypervisor has to use this ultracall to return control to the SVM.
+
+
+UV_REGISTER_MEM_SLOT
+--------------------
+
+    Register an SVM address-range with specified properties.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_REGISTER_MEM_SLOT,
+		uint64_t lpid,		/* LPAR ID of the SVM */
+		uint64_t start_gpa,	/* start guest physical address */
+		uint64_t size,		/* size of address range in bytes */
+		uint64_t flags		/* reserved for future expansion */
+		uint16_t slotid)	/* slot identifier */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``start_gpa`` is invalid.
+	* U_P3		if ``size`` is invalid.
+	* U_P4		if any bit in the ``flags`` is unrecognized.
+	* U_P5		if the ``slotid`` parameter is unsupported.
+	* U_PERMISSION	if called from context other than Hypervisor.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Register a memory range for an SVM.  The memory range starts at the
+    guest physical address ``start_gpa`` and is ``size`` bytes long.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+
+    #. When a virtual machine goes secure, all the memory slots managed by
+       the Hypervisor move into secure memory. The Hypervisor iterates
+       through each of memory slots, and registers the slot with
+       Ultravisor.  Hypervisor may discard some slots such as those used
+       for firmware (SLOF).
+
+    #. When new memory is hot-plugged, a new memory slot gets registered.
+
+
+UV_UNREGISTER_MEM_SLOT
+----------------------
+
+    Unregister an SVM address-range that was previously registered using
+    UV_REGISTER_MEM_SLOT.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_UNREGISTER_MEM_SLOT,
+		uint64_t lpid,		/* LPAR ID of the SVM */
+		uint64_t slotid)	/* reservation slotid */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``slotid`` is invalid.
+	* U_PERMISSION	if called from context other than Hypervisor.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Release the memory slot identified by ``slotid`` and free any
+    resources allocated towards the reservation.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. Memory hot-remove.
+
+
+UV_SVM_TERMINATE
+----------------
+
+    Terminate an SVM and release its resources.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_SVM_TERMINATE,
+		uint64_t lpid,		/* LPAR ID of the SVM */)
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``lpid`` is invalid.
+	* U_INVALID	if VM is not secure.
+	* U_PERMISSION  if not called from a Hypervisor context.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Terminate an SVM and release all its resources.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. Called by Hypervisor when terminating an SVM.
+
+
+Ultracalls used by SVM
+======================
+
+UV_SHARE_PAGE
+-------------
+
+    Share a set of guest physical pages with the Hypervisor.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_SHARE_PAGE,
+		uint64_t gfn,	/* guest page frame number */
+		uint64_t num)	/* number of pages of size PAGE_SIZE */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_INVALID	if the VM is not secure.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``gfn`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``num`` is invalid.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Share the ``num`` pages starting at guest physical frame number ``gfn``
+    with the Hypervisor. Assume page size is PAGE_SIZE bytes. Zero the
+    pages before returning.
+
+    If the address is already backed by a secure page, unmap the page and
+    back it with an insecure page, with the help of the Hypervisor. If it
+    is not backed by any page yet, mark the PTE as insecure and back it
+    with an insecure page when the address is accessed. If it is already
+    backed by an insecure page, zero the page and return.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. The Hypervisor cannot access the SVM pages since they are backed by
+       secure pages. Hence an SVM must explicitly request Ultravisor for
+       pages it can share with Hypervisor.
+
+    #. Shared pages are needed to support virtio and Virtual Processor Area
+       (VPA) in SVMs.
+
+
+UV_UNSHARE_PAGE
+---------------
+
+    Restore a shared SVM page to its initial state.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_UNSHARE_PAGE,
+		uint64_t gfn,	/* guest page frame number */
+		uint73 num)	/* number of pages of size PAGE_SIZE*/
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_INVALID	if VM is not secure.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``gfn`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``num`` is invalid.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Stop sharing ``num`` pages starting at ``gfn`` with the Hypervisor.
+    Assume that the page size is PAGE_SIZE. Zero the pages before
+    returning.
+
+    If the address is already backed by an insecure page, unmap the page
+    and back it with a secure page. Inform the Hypervisor to release
+    reference to its shared page. If the address is not backed by a page
+    yet, mark the PTE as secure and back it with a secure page when that
+    address is accessed. If it is already backed by an secure page zero
+    the page and return.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. The SVM may decide to unshare a page from the Hypervisor.
+
+
+UV_UNSHARE_ALL_PAGES
+--------------------
+
+    Unshare all pages the SVM has shared with Hypervisor.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_UNSHARE_ALL_PAGES)
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_INVAL	if VM is not secure.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Unshare all shared pages from the Hypervisor. All unshared pages are
+    zeroed on return. Only pages explicitly shared by the SVM with the
+    Hypervisor (using UV_SHARE_PAGE ultracall) are unshared. Ultravisor
+    may internally share some pages with the Hypervisor without explicit
+    request from the SVM.  These pages will not be unshared by this
+    ultracall.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. This call is needed when ``kexec`` is used to boot a different
+       kernel. It may also be needed during SVM reset.
+
+UV_ESM
+------
+
+    Secure the virtual machine (*enter secure mode*).
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t ultracall(const uint64_t UV_ESM,
+		uint64_t esm_blob_addr,	/* location of the ESM blob */
+		unint64_t fdt)		/* Flattened device tree */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* U_SUCCESS	on success (including if VM is already secure).
+	* U_FUNCTION	if functionality is not supported.
+	* U_INVALID	if VM is not secure.
+	* U_PARAMETER	if ``esm_blob_addr`` is invalid.
+	* U_P2 		if ``fdt`` is invalid.
+	* U_PERMISSION	if any integrity checks fail.
+	* U_RETRY	insufficient memory to create SVM.
+	* U_NO_KEY	symmetric key unavailable.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Secure the virtual machine. On successful completion, return
+    control to the virtual machine at the address specified in the
+    ESM blob.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. A normal virtual machine can choose to switch to a secure mode.
+
+Hypervisor Calls API
+####################
+
+    This document describes the Hypervisor calls (hypercalls) that are
+    needed to support the Ultravisor. Hypercalls are services provided by
+    the Hypervisor to virtual machines and Ultravisor.
+
+    Register usage for these hypercalls is identical to that of the other
+    hypercalls defined in the Power Architecture Platform Reference (PAPR)
+    document.  i.e on input, register R3 identifies the specific service
+    that is being requested and registers R4 through R11 contain
+    additional parameters to the hypercall, if any. On output, register
+    R3 contains the return value and registers R4 through R9 contain any
+    other output values from the hypercall.
+
+    This document only covers hypercalls currently implemented/planned
+    for Ultravisor usage but others can be added here when it makes sense.
+
+    The full specification for all hypercalls/ultracalls will eventually
+    be made available in the public/OpenPower version of the PAPR
+    specification.
+
+Hypervisor calls to support Ultravisor
+======================================
+
+    Following are the set of hypercalls needed to support Ultravisor.
+
+H_SVM_INIT_START
+----------------
+
+    Begin the process of converting a normal virtual machine into an SVM.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t hypercall(const uint64_t H_SVM_INIT_START)
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* H_SUCCESS	 on success.
+        * H_STATE        if the VM is not in a position to switch to secure.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Initiate the process of securing a virtual machine. This involves
+    coordinating with the Ultravisor, using ultracalls, to allocate
+    resources in the Ultravisor for the new SVM, transferring the VM's
+    pages from normal to secure memory etc. When the process is
+    completed, Ultravisor issues the H_SVM_INIT_DONE hypercall.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+     #. Ultravisor uses this hypercall to inform Hypervisor that a VM
+        has initiated the process of switching to secure mode.
+
+
+H_SVM_INIT_DONE
+---------------
+
+    Complete the process of securing an SVM.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t hypercall(const uint64_t H_SVM_INIT_DONE)
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* H_SUCCESS 		on success.
+	* H_UNSUPPORTED		if called from the wrong context (e.g.
+				from an SVM or before an H_SVM_INIT_START
+				hypercall).
+	* H_STATE		if the hypervisor could not successfully
+                                transition the VM to Secure VM.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Complete the process of securing a virtual machine. This call must
+    be made after a prior call to ``H_SVM_INIT_START`` hypercall.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    On successfully securing a virtual machine, the Ultravisor informs
+    Hypervisor about it. Hypervisor can use this call to finish setting
+    up its internal state for this virtual machine.
+
+
+H_SVM_INIT_ABORT
+----------------
+
+    Abort the process of securing an SVM.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t hypercall(const uint64_t H_SVM_INIT_ABORT)
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* H_PARAMETER 		on successfully cleaning up the state,
+				Hypervisor will return this value to the
+				**guest**, to indicate that the underlying
+				UV_ESM ultracall failed.
+
+	* H_STATE		if called after a VM has gone secure (i.e
+				H_SVM_INIT_DONE hypercall was successful).
+
+	* H_UNSUPPORTED		if called from a wrong context (e.g. from a
+				normal VM).
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Abort the process of securing a virtual machine. This call must
+    be made after a prior call to ``H_SVM_INIT_START`` hypercall and
+    before a call to ``H_SVM_INIT_DONE``.
+
+    On entry into this hypercall the non-volatile GPRs and FPRs are
+    expected to contain the values they had at the time the VM issued
+    the UV_ESM ultracall. Further ``SRR0`` is expected to contain the
+    address of the instruction after the ``UV_ESM`` ultracall and ``SRR1``
+    the MSR value with which to return to the VM.
+
+    This hypercall will cleanup any partial state that was established for
+    the VM since the prior ``H_SVM_INIT_START`` hypercall, including paging
+    out pages that were paged-into secure memory, and issue the
+    ``UV_SVM_TERMINATE`` ultracall to terminate the VM.
+
+    After the partial state is cleaned up, control returns to the VM
+    (**not Ultravisor**), at the address specified in ``SRR0`` with the
+    MSR values set to the value in ``SRR1``.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    If after a successful call to ``H_SVM_INIT_START``, the Ultravisor
+    encounters an error while securing a virtual machine, either due
+    to lack of resources or because the VM's security information could
+    not be validated, Ultravisor informs the Hypervisor about it.
+    Hypervisor should use this call to clean up any internal state for
+    this virtual machine and return to the VM.
+
+H_SVM_PAGE_IN
+-------------
+
+    Move the contents of a page from normal memory to secure memory.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t hypercall(const uint64_t H_SVM_PAGE_IN,
+		uint64_t guest_pa,	/* guest-physical-address */
+		uint64_t flags,		/* flags */
+		uint64_t order)		/* page size order */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* H_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* H_PARAMETER	if ``guest_pa`` is invalid.
+	* H_P2		if ``flags`` is invalid.
+	* H_P3		if ``order`` of page is invalid.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Retrieve the content of the page, belonging to the VM at the specified
+    guest physical address.
+
+    Only valid value(s) in ``flags`` are:
+
+        * H_PAGE_IN_SHARED which indicates that the page is to be shared
+	  with the Ultravisor.
+
+	* H_PAGE_IN_NONSHARED indicates that the UV is not anymore
+          interested in the page. Applicable if the page is a shared page.
+
+    The ``order`` parameter must correspond to the configured page size.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. When a normal VM becomes a secure VM (using the UV_ESM ultracall),
+       the Ultravisor uses this hypercall to move contents of each page of
+       the VM from normal memory to secure memory.
+
+    #. Ultravisor uses this hypercall to ask Hypervisor to provide a page
+       in normal memory that can be shared between the SVM and Hypervisor.
+
+    #. Ultravisor uses this hypercall to page-in a paged-out page. This
+       can happen when the SVM touches a paged-out page.
+
+    #. If SVM wants to disable sharing of pages with Hypervisor, it can
+       inform Ultravisor to do so. Ultravisor will then use this hypercall
+       and inform Hypervisor that it has released access to the normal
+       page.
+
+H_SVM_PAGE_OUT
+---------------
+
+    Move the contents of the page to normal memory.
+
+Syntax
+~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+	uint64_t hypercall(const uint64_t H_SVM_PAGE_OUT,
+		uint64_t guest_pa,	/* guest-physical-address */
+		uint64_t flags,		/* flags (currently none) */
+		uint64_t order)		/* page size order */
+
+Return values
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    One of the following values:
+
+	* H_SUCCESS	on success.
+	* H_PARAMETER	if ``guest_pa`` is invalid.
+	* H_P2		if ``flags`` is invalid.
+	* H_P3		if ``order`` is invalid.
+
+Description
+~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+    Move the contents of the page identified by ``guest_pa`` to normal
+    memory.
+
+    Currently ``flags`` is unused and must be set to 0. The ``order``
+    parameter must correspond to the configured page size.
+
+Use cases
+~~~~~~~~~
+
+    #. If Ultravisor is running low on secure pages, it can move the
+       contents of some secure pages, into normal pages using this
+       hypercall. The content will be encrypted.
+
+References
+##########
+
+- `Supporting Protected Computing on IBM Power Architecture <https://developer.ibm.com/articles/l-support-protected-computing/>`_