[PATCH for-4.8] docs: fixup PVHv2 documentation regarding AP startup

[Roger Pau Monne <roger.pau@citrix.com>]

On PVHv2 guests the local APIC can also be used to start APs if present.
Amend the documentation in order to reflect this.

Signed-off-by: Roger Pau Monné <roger.pau@citrix.com>
---
Cc: boris.ostrovsky@oracle.com
Cc: Andrew Cooper <andrew.cooper3@citrix.com>
Cc: George Dunlap <George.Dunlap@eu.citrix.com>
Cc: Ian Jackson <ian.jackson@eu.citrix.com>
Cc: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@suse.com>
Cc: Konrad Rzeszutek Wilk <konrad.wilk@oracle.com>
Cc: Stefano Stabellini <sstabellini@kernel.org>
Cc: Tim Deegan <tim@xen.org>
Cc: Wei Liu <wei.liu2@citrix.com>
---
 docs/misc/hvmlite.markdown | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/docs/misc/hvmlite.markdown b/docs/misc/hvmlite.markdown
index 69d90fe..09051ee 100644
--- a/docs/misc/hvmlite.markdown
+++ b/docs/misc/hvmlite.markdown
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ as HVM guests, using the hypervisor cpuid leaves and msr ranges.
 
 ## AP startup ##
 
-AP startup is performed using hypercalls. The following VCPU operations
-are used in order to bring up secondary vCPUs:
+AP startup can be performed using hypercalls or the local APIC if present.
+The following VCPU hypercalls can be used in order to bring up secondary vCPUs:
 
  * `VCPUOP_initialise` is used to set the initial state of the vCPU. The
    argument passed to the hypercall must be of the type vcpu_hvm_context.
-- 
2.7.4 (Apple Git-66)


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