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From: Sascha Bischoff <Sascha.Bischoff@arm.com>
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	Joey Gouly <Joey.Gouly@arm.com>,
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Subject: [PATCH v5 38/49] Documentation: KVM: Add docs for KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_IST
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 11:31:57 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260807111159.429128-39-sascha.bischoff@arm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260807111159.429128-1-sascha.bischoff@arm.com>

Document the IST save/restore userspace interface for the VGICv5
device, KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_IST.

Signed-off-by: Sascha Bischoff <sascha.bischoff@arm.com>
---
 .../virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v5.rst          | 66 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 66 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v5.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v5.rst
index 6dd3ff555ba02..fc400f4fbb65b 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v5.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v5.rst
@@ -196,3 +196,69 @@ KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_IRS_REGS
     -EBUSY   VGIC is not initialized, one or more VCPUs are running, or a
              write is attempted after a VCPU has run
     =======  =================================================================
+
+  KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_IST
+    Attributes:
+      This interface is used to either save the state of the IRS's Interrupt
+      State Tables (ISTs), or to restore them. A get operation saves IST state,
+      and a set operation restores IST state. kvm_device_attr.attr is reserved
+      and must be zero.
+
+      The VGIC must be initialized before using this interface. Restore must be
+      performed before the VM has run. For restore, userspace must have already
+      restored the IRS state needed to describe any guest LPI IST.
+
+      Saving first asks the IRS to save and quiesce the VM so that interrupt
+      state has been written back to the ISTs. KVM checks that the VM remains
+      quiesced while copying out the SPI and LPI IST state.
+
+      kvm_device_attr.addr points to a struct kvm_vgic_v5_ist::
+
+        struct kvm_vgic_v5_ist {
+                __u64   spi_ist_addr;
+                __u64   spi_ist_size;
+                __u64   lpi_ist_addr;
+                __u64   lpi_ist_size;
+        };
+
+      The SPI and LPI IST buffers contain one little-endian 32-bit IST entry per
+      interrupt, in interrupt number order. Only the architected 32-bit ISTE
+      state is exposed to userspace; host IST layout and metadata are private to
+      KVM.
+
+      The SPI IST buffer is required and its size must be:
+
+        nr_spis * sizeof(__u32)
+
+      where nr_spis is the value returned by KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_NR_IRQS for
+      the VGICv5 device. For VGICv5 this value is the number of SPIs, not the
+      total number of interrupts.
+
+      The LPI IST buffer is required if the guest's IRS_IST_CFGR and
+      IRS_IST_BASER state describes a valid LPI IST, and its size must be:
+
+        BIT(lpi_id_bits) * sizeof(__u32)
+
+      where lpi_id_bits is the LPI ID width configured in IRS_IST_CFGR. If no
+      LPI IST is configured, lpi_ist_addr and lpi_ist_size must both be zero.
+
+    Errors:
+
+      ===========  ============================================================
+      -EBUSY       One or more VCPUs are running, the VGIC is not initialized,
+                   restore was requested after the VM has run, an LPI IST
+                   already exists, or the save operation completed but the VM
+                   did not remain quiesced
+      -EINVAL      attr->addr is NULL, the userspace IST descriptor is missing
+                   a required buffer, supplies a non-zero LPI buffer when no
+                   LPI IST is configured, has a buffer size that does not match
+                   the configured VGICv5 IST state, or an internal VM table
+                   operation rejected the VM state
+      -EFAULT      Invalid user pointer for attr->addr, spi_ist_addr, or
+                   lpi_ist_addr
+      -ENXIO       Required per-VM VGICv5/IST backing state is missing or
+                   inconsistent
+      -ENOMEM      Restoring IST state failed while allocating the host LPI IST
+                   or tracking pending interrupts
+      -ETIMEDOUT   An IRS save/VM operation timed out
+      ===========  ============================================================
-- 
2.34.1

  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-08-07 11:32 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 84+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-08-07 11:12 [PATCH v5 00/49] KVM: arm64: Add GICv5 IRS support Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:13 ` [PATCH v5 01/49] irqchip/gic-v5: Allow KVM setup without a maintenance IRQ Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:13 ` [PATCH v5 02/49] irqchip/gic-v5: Provide OF IRS config frame attrs to KVM Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:53   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:14 ` [PATCH v5 03/49] irqchip/gic-v5: Set up gic_kvm_info on ACPI hosts Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 12:01   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 13:44   ` Lorenzo Pieralisi
2026-08-07 11:14 ` [PATCH v5 04/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Define remaining IRS MMIO registers Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 12:05   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:15 ` [PATCH v5 05/49] arm64/sysreg: Add GICv5 GIC VDPEND encoding Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:15 ` [PATCH v5 06/49] arm64/sysreg: Update ICC_CR0_EL1 with LINK and LINK_IDLE fields Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 12:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:16 ` [PATCH v5 07/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Cache host IRS ID registers Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 12:27   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:16 ` [PATCH v5 08/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add VPE doorbell domain Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 12:45   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:17 ` [PATCH v5 09/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Create and manage VM and VPE tables Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 12:50   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:17 ` [PATCH v5 10/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Introduce guest IST alloc and management Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 13:07   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:18 ` [PATCH v5 11/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Implement VMT/vIST IRS MMIO Ops Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 13:13   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:18 ` [PATCH v5 12/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Keep GICv5 vCPU limit model-specific Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 13:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:19 ` [PATCH v5 13/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Implement VPE IRS MMIO Ops Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:19 ` [PATCH v5 14/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Set up VMTEs and VPE doorbells Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 13:42   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:20 ` [PATCH v5 15/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add resident/non-resident hyp calls Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:20 ` [PATCH v5 16/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Request doorbells when VPEs enter WFI Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 14:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:21 ` [PATCH v5 17/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Introduce struct vgic_v5_irs and IRS base address Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:21 ` [PATCH v5 18/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add IRS IODEV support to MMIO handlers Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 19/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add KVM_VGIC_V5_ADDR_TYPE_IRS to UAPI Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 14:27   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:22 ` [PATCH v5 20/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add GICv5 IRS IODEV and MMIO emulation Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 14:34   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:23 ` [PATCH v5 21/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Initialise per-VM IRS state Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 14:49   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:23 ` [PATCH v5 22/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Register the IRS IODEV Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 14:52   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:24 ` [PATCH v5 23/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Set IRICHPPIDIS based on IRS enable state Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:24 ` [PATCH v5 24/49] KVM: arm64: selftests: Update vGICv5 selftest to set IRS address Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 15:04   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:25 ` [PATCH v5 25/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add GIC VDPEND hyp call Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:25 ` [PATCH v5 26/49] KVM: arm64: gic: Introduce set_pending_state() to irq_ops Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 15:14   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:26 ` [PATCH v5 27/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Support SPI injection Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 15:23   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:26 ` [PATCH v5 28/49] Documentation: KVM: Extend VGICv5 device attribute docs Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 15:29   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:27 ` [PATCH v5 29/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add GICv5 SPI injection to irqfd Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 15:40   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:27 ` [PATCH v5 30/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Mask per-vCPU PPI state in vgic_v5_finalize_ppi_state() Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:28 ` [PATCH v5 31/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add GICv5 EL1 sysreg userspace accessors Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 16:27   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:28 ` [PATCH v5 32/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Handle userspace accesses to IRS MMIO region Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 16:20   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:29 ` [PATCH v5 33/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add CoreSight MMIO regs to IRS Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:29 ` [PATCH v5 34/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Add VGICv5 IST save/restore UAPI Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 16:30   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:30 ` [PATCH v5 35/49] KVM: arm64: gic-v5: Implement save/restore mechanisms for ISTs Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 16:48   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:30 ` [PATCH v5 36/49] Documentation: KVM: Document KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_CPU_SYSREGS for VGICv5 Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 16:55   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:31 ` [PATCH v5 37/49] Documentation: KVM: Add KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_GRP_IRS_REGS to VGICv5 docs Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 16:52   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:31 ` Sascha Bischoff [this message]
2026-08-07 11:32 ` [PATCH v5 39/49] Documentation: KVM: Add the VGICv5 IRS save/restore sequences Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:32 ` [PATCH v5 40/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 IRS address attribute tests Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:33 ` [PATCH v5 41/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 NR_IRQS " Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 17:12   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:33 ` [PATCH v5 42/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 IRS_REGS " Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 17:17   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:34 ` [PATCH v5 43/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 IST " Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 17:21   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v5 44/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 USERSPACE_PPIS tests Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:35 ` [PATCH v5 45/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 CPU sysreg attribute tests Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:36 ` [PATCH v5 46/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 SPI injection tests Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 11:36 ` [PATCH v5 47/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 LPI delivery tests Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 17:39   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:37 ` [PATCH v5 48/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 IST save/restore coverage Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 17:50   ` sashiko-bot
2026-08-07 11:37 ` [PATCH v5 49/49] KVM: selftests: Add VGICv5 sparse vCPU IDs test Sascha Bischoff
2026-08-07 17:56   ` sashiko-bot

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