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diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/s390/s390-diag.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/s390/s390-diag.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..ca85f030e --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/s390/s390-diag.rst @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +.. SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0 + +============================= +The s390 DIAGNOSE call on KVM +============================= + +KVM on s390 supports the DIAGNOSE call for making hypercalls, both for +native hypercalls and for selected hypercalls found on other s390 +hypervisors. + +Note that bits are numbered as by the usual s390 convention (most significant +bit on the left). + + +General remarks +--------------- + +DIAGNOSE calls by the guest cause a mandatory intercept. This implies +all supported DIAGNOSE calls need to be handled by either KVM or its +userspace. + +All DIAGNOSE calls supported by KVM use the RS-a format:: + + -------------------------------------- + | '83' | R1 | R3 | B2 | D2 | + -------------------------------------- + 0 8 12 16 20 31 + +The second-operand address (obtained by the base/displacement calculation) +is not used to address data. Instead, bits 48-63 of this address specify +the function code, and bits 0-47 are ignored. + +The supported DIAGNOSE function codes vary by the userspace used. For +DIAGNOSE function codes not specific to KVM, please refer to the +documentation for the s390 hypervisors defining them. + + +DIAGNOSE function code 'X'500' - KVM virtio functions +----------------------------------------------------- + +If the function code specifies 0x500, various virtio-related functions +are performed. + +General register 1 contains the virtio subfunction code. Supported +virtio subfunctions depend on KVM's userspace. Generally, userspace +provides either s390-virtio (subcodes 0-2) or virtio-ccw (subcode 3). + +Upon completion of the DIAGNOSE instruction, general register 2 contains +the function's return code, which is either a return code or a subcode +specific value. + +Subcode 0 - s390-virtio notification and early console printk + Handled by userspace. + +Subcode 1 - s390-virtio reset + Handled by userspace. + +Subcode 2 - s390-virtio set status + Handled by userspace. + +Subcode 3 - virtio-ccw notification + Handled by either userspace or KVM (ioeventfd case). + + General register 2 contains a subchannel-identification word denoting + the subchannel of the virtio-ccw proxy device to be notified. + + General register 3 contains the number of the virtqueue to be notified. + + General register 4 contains a 64bit identifier for KVM usage (the + kvm_io_bus cookie). If general register 4 does not contain a valid + identifier, it is ignored. + + After completion of the DIAGNOSE call, general register 2 may contain + a 64bit identifier (in the kvm_io_bus cookie case), or a negative + error value, if an internal error occurred. + + See also the virtio standard for a discussion of this hypercall. + + +DIAGNOSE function code 'X'501 - KVM breakpoint +---------------------------------------------- + +If the function code specifies 0x501, breakpoint functions may be performed. +This function code is handled by userspace. + +This diagnose function code has no subfunctions and uses no parameters. + + +DIAGNOSE function code 'X'9C - Voluntary Time Slice Yield +--------------------------------------------------------- + +General register 1 contains the target CPU address. + +In a guest of a hypervisor like LPAR, KVM or z/VM using shared host CPUs, +DIAGNOSE with function code 0x9c may improve system performance by +yielding the host CPU on which the guest CPU is running to be assigned +to another guest CPU, preferably the logical CPU containing the specified +target CPU. + + +DIAG 'X'9C forwarding ++++++++++++++++++++++ + +The guest may send a DIAGNOSE 0x9c in order to yield to a certain +other vcpu. An example is a Linux guest that tries to yield to the vcpu +that is currently holding a spinlock, but not running. + +However, on the host the real cpu backing the vcpu may itself not be +running. +Forwarding the DIAGNOSE 0x9c initially sent by the guest to yield to +the backing cpu will hopefully cause that cpu, and thus subsequently +the guest's vcpu, to be scheduled. + + +diag9c_forwarding_hz + KVM kernel parameter allowing to specify the maximum number of DIAGNOSE + 0x9c forwarding per second in the purpose of avoiding a DIAGNOSE 0x9c + forwarding storm. + A value of 0 turns the forwarding off. |