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Add some further documentation on the DIAGNOSE calls we support. Reviewed-by: Thomas Huth <thuth@linux.vnet.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Cornelia Huck <cornelia.huck@de.ibm.com>
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The s390 DIAGNOSE call on KVM
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KVM on s390 supports the DIAGNOSE call for making hypercalls, both for
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native hypercalls and for selected hypercalls found on other s390
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hypervisors.
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Note that bits are numbered as by the usual s390 convention (most significant
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bit on the left).
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General remarks
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DIAGNOSE calls by the guest cause a mandatory intercept. This implies
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all supported DIAGNOSE calls need to be handled by either KVM or its
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userspace.
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All DIAGNOSE calls supported by KVM use the RS-a format:
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| '83' | R1 | R3 | B2 | D2 |
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0 8 12 16 20 31
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The second-operand address (obtained by the base/displacement calculation)
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is not used to address data. Instead, bits 48-63 of this address specify
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the function code, and bits 0-47 are ignored.
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The supported DIAGNOSE function codes vary by the userspace used. For
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DIAGNOSE function codes not specific to KVM, please refer to the
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documentation for the s390 hypervisors defining them.
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DIAGNOSE function code 'X'500' - KVM virtio functions
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-----------------------------------------------------
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If the function code specifies 0x500, various virtio-related functions
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are performed.
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General register 1 contains the virtio subfunction code. Supported
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virtio subfunctions depend on KVM's userspace. Generally, userspace
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provides either s390-virtio (subcodes 0-2) or virtio-ccw (subcode 3).
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Upon completion of the DIAGNOSE instruction, general register 2 contains
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the function's return code, which is either a return code or a subcode
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specific value.
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Subcode 0 - s390-virtio notification and early console printk
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Handled by userspace.
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Subcode 1 - s390-virtio reset
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Handled by userspace.
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Subcode 2 - s390-virtio set status
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Handled by userspace.
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Subcode 3 - virtio-ccw notification
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Handled by either userspace or KVM (ioeventfd case).
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General register 2 contains a subchannel-identification word denoting
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the subchannel of the virtio-ccw proxy device to be notified.
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General register 3 contains the number of the virtqueue to be notified.
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General register 4 contains a 64bit identifier for KVM usage (the
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kvm_io_bus cookie). If general register 4 does not contain a valid
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identifier, it is ignored.
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After completion of the DIAGNOSE call, general register 2 may contain
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a 64bit identifier (in the kvm_io_bus cookie case).
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See also the virtio standard for a discussion of this hypercall.
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DIAGNOSE function code 'X'501 - KVM breakpoint
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If the function code specifies 0x501, breakpoint functions may be performed.
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This function code is handled by userspace.
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