From: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
To: kvmarm@lists.linux.dev, linux-arm-kernel@lists.infradead.org
Cc: Steffen Eiden <seiden@linux.ibm.com>,
Joey Gouly <joey.gouly@arm.com>,
Suzuki K Poulose <suzuki.poulose@arm.com>,
Oliver Upton <oupton@kernel.org>,
Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>,
Sascha Bischoff <sascha.bischoff@arm.com>
Subject: [PATCH v2 16/18] Documentation: KVM: Clarify that PMU_V3_IRQ IntID requirements for GICv5
Date: Wed, 20 May 2026 10:19:47 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260520091949.542365-17-maz@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260520091949.542365-1-maz@kernel.org>
From: Sascha Bischoff <sascha.bischoff@arm.com>
When running a GICv5-based guest, the PMU must use PPI 23. This,
however, must be communicated via the
KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_CTRL->KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_IRQ ioctl as a full
GICv5-style Interrupt ID. That is, 0x20000017. Optionally, the whole
ioctl can be skipped for GICv5.
This was previously not clearly documented, so bump the documentation
accordingly.
Fixes: 7c31c06e2d2d ("KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Mandate architected PPI for PMU emulation on GICv5")
Link: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260319154937.3619520-1-sascha.bischoff%40arm.com
Signed-off-by: Sascha Bischoff <sascha.bischoff@arm.com>
Signed-off-by: Marc Zyngier <maz@kernel.org>
---
Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/vcpu.rst | 7 +++++--
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/vcpu.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/vcpu.rst
index 5e38058200105..66e714f2fcfa7 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/vcpu.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/vcpu.rst
@@ -37,8 +37,11 @@ Returns:
A value describing the PMUv3 (Performance Monitor Unit v3) overflow interrupt
number for this vcpu. This interrupt could be a PPI or SPI, but the interrupt
type must be same for each vcpu. As a PPI, the interrupt number is the same for
-all vcpus, while as an SPI it must be a separate number per vcpu. For
-GICv5-based guests, the architected PPI (23) must be used.
+all vcpus, while as an SPI it must be a separate number per vcpu.
+
+For GICv5-based guests, the architected PPI (23) must be used, and must be
+communicated as the full GICv5-style Interrupt ID, i.e., 0x20000017. This ioctl
+can be omitted altogether for a GICv5-based guest.
1.2 ATTRIBUTE: KVM_ARM_VCPU_PMU_V3_INIT
---------------------------------------
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-20 9:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-20 9:19 [PATCH v2 00/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5 fixes for 7.2 Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 01/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Add for_each_visible_v5_ppi() iterator Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 02/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Move PPI caps into kvm_vgic_global_state Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 03/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Remove use of __assign_bit() with a constant Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 13:26 ` Joey Gouly
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 04/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Drop pointless ARM64_HAS_GICV5_CPUIF check Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 05/18] KVM: arm64: vgic: Constify struct irq_ops usage Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 06/18] KVM: arm64: vgic: Consolidate vgic_allocate_private_irqs_locked() Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 07/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Drop defensive checks from vgic_v5_ppi_queue_irq_unlock() Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 08/18] KVM: arm64: vgic: Rationalise per-CPU irq accessor Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 09/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Limit support to 64 PPIs Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 10/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Add missing trap handing for NV triage Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 13:54 ` Joey Gouly
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 11/18] KVM: arm64: vgic-v5: Atomically assign bits to PPI DVI bitmap Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 12/18] KVM: arm64: selftests: Add missing GIC CDEN to no-vgic-v5 selftest Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 13/18] KVM: arm64: selftests: Cleanup unused vars in GICv5 PPI selftest Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 14/18] KVM: arm64: selftests: Improve error handling for " Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 15/18] Documentation: KVM: Fix typos in VGICv5 documentation Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` Marc Zyngier [this message]
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 17/18] irqchip/gic-v5: Immediately exec priority drop following activate Marc Zyngier
2026-05-20 9:19 ` [PATCH v2 18/18] KVM: arm64: Fix arch timer interrupts for GICv3-on-GICv5 guests Marc Zyngier
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