From: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
To: linuxppc-dev@lists.ozlabs.org, Madhavan Srinivasan <maddy@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>,
Vaibhav Jain <vaibhav@linux.ibm.com>,
Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>,
Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>,
Shuah Khan <skhan@linuxfoundation.org>,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
linux-doc@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 6/6] KVM: PPC: Document KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 11:19:05 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260430054906.94431-7-amachhiw@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260430054906.94431-1-amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
Add documentation for the KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl to the KVM API
documentation.
The ioctl exposes host processor compatibility modes supported for
nested KVM guests on PowerPC systems.
Signed-off-by: Amit Machhiwal <amachhiw@linux.ibm.com>
---
Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 35 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 35 insertions(+)
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 52bbbb553ce1..7a10c3c6cbf1 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -6555,6 +6555,41 @@ KVM_S390_KEYOP_SSKE
.. _kvm_run:
+4.145 KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS
+-----------------------------
+:Capability: KVM_CAP_PPC_COMPAT_CAPS
+:Architectures: powerpc
+:Type: vm ioctl
+:Parameters: struct kvm_ppc_compat_caps (out)
+:Returns:
+ 0 on successful completion,
+ -EFAULT if ``struct kvm_ppc_compat_caps`` cannot be written
+
+IBM POWER system server-based processors provide a compatibility mode feature
+where an Nth generation processor can operate in modes consistent with earlier
+generations such as (N-1) and (N-2).
+
+This ioctl provides userspace with information about the CPU compatibility modes
+supported by the current host processor for booting the nested KVM guests on
+PowerNV (KVM nested APIv1) and PowerVM (KVM nested APIv2) platforms.
+
+::
+
+ struct kvm_ppc_compat_caps {
+ __u32 flags;
+ __u64 compat_capabilities; /* Capabilities supported by the host */
+ };
+
+The ``compat_capabilities`` bit field describes the processor compatibility
+modes supported by the host. For example, the following bits indicate support
+for specific processor modes.
+
+::
+
+ bit 1: KVM guests can run in Power9 processor mode
+ bit 2: KVM guests can run in Power10 processor mode
+ bit 3: KVM guests can run in Power11 processor mode
+
5. The kvm_run structure
========================
--
2.50.1
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-30 5:51 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-30 5:48 [PATCH 0/6] KVM: PPC: Handle CPU compatibility mode for nested guests Amit Machhiwal
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 1/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Validate arch_compat against host compatibility mode Amit Machhiwal
2026-05-05 6:44 ` Harsh Prateek Bora
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 2/6] KVM: PPC: Introduce KVM_CAP_PPC_COMPAT_CAPS and KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS Amit Machhiwal
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 3/6] KVM: PPC: Wire up KVM_PPC_GET_COMPAT_CAPS ioctl Amit Machhiwal
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 4/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Implement compat CPU capability retrieval for KVM on PowerVM Amit Machhiwal
2026-04-30 5:49 ` [PATCH 5/6] KVM: PPC: Book3S HV: Add support for compat CPU capabilities for KVM on PowerNV Amit Machhiwal
2026-04-30 5:49 ` Amit Machhiwal [this message]
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