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+* Internal ABI between the kernel and HYP
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+This file documents the interaction between the Linux kernel and the
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+hypervisor layer when running Linux as a hypervisor (for example
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+KVM). It doesn't cover the interaction of the kernel with the
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+hypervisor when running as a guest (under Xen, KVM or any other
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+hypervisor), or any hypervisor-specific interaction when the kernel is
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+used as a host.
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+
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+On arm and arm64 (without VHE), the kernel doesn't run in hypervisor
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+mode, but still needs to interact with it, allowing a built-in
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+hypervisor to be either installed or torn down.
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+
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+In order to achieve this, the kernel must be booted at HYP (arm) or
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+EL2 (arm64), allowing it to install a set of stubs before dropping to
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+SVC/EL1. These stubs are accessible by using a 'hvc #0' instruction,
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+and only act on individual CPUs.
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+Unless specified otherwise, any built-in hypervisor must implement
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+these functions (see arch/arm{,64}/include/asm/virt.h):
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+* r0/x0 = HVC_SET_VECTORS
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+ r1/x1 = vectors
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+
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+ Set HVBAR/VBAR_EL2 to 'vectors' to enable a hypervisor. 'vectors'
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+ must be a physical address, and respect the alignment requirements
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+ of the architecture. Only implemented by the initial stubs, not by
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+ Linux hypervisors.
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+
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+* r0/x0 = HVC_RESET_VECTORS
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+ Turn HYP/EL2 MMU off, and reset HVBAR/VBAR_EL2 to the initials
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+ stubs' exception vector value. This effectively disables an existing
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+ hypervisor.
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+
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+* r0/x0 = HVC_SOFT_RESTART
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+ r1/x1 = restart address
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+ x2 = x0's value when entering the next payload (arm64)
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+ x3 = x1's value when entering the next payload (arm64)
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+ x4 = x2's value when entering the next payload (arm64)
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+ Mask all exceptions, disable the MMU, move the arguments into place
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+ (arm64 only), and jump to the restart address while at HYP/EL2. This
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+ hypercall is not expected to return to its caller.
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+Any other value of r0/x0 triggers a hypervisor-specific handling,
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+which is not documented here.
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+
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+The return value of a stub hypercall is held by r0/x0, and is 0 on
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+success, and HVC_STUB_ERR on error. A stub hypercall is allowed to
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+clobber any of the caller-saved registers (x0-x18 on arm64, r0-r3 and
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+ip on arm). It is thus recommended to use a function call to perform
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+the hypercall.
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