Re: [PATCH 6/9] docs: kvm: devices/arm-vgic-v3: enhance KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT doc

From: Alexandru Elisei
Date: Tue Jan 12 2021 - 10:40:33 EST


Hi Eric,

On 12/12/20 6:50 PM, Eric Auger wrote:
> kvm_arch_vcpu_precreate() returns -EBUSY if the vgic is
> already initialized. So let's document that KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT
> must be called after all vcpu creations.

Checked and this is indeed the case,
kvm_vm_ioctl_create_vcpu()->kvm_arch_vcpu_precreate() returns -EBUSY is
vgic_initialized() is true.

>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Auger <eric.auger@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
> index 5dd3bff51978..322de6aebdec 100644
> --- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
> +++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/devices/arm-vgic-v3.rst
> @@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ Groups:
>
> KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_CTRL_INIT
> request the initialization of the VGIC, no additional parameter in
> - kvm_device_attr.addr.
> + kvm_device_attr.addr. Must be called after all vcpu creations.

Nitpick here: the document writes VCPU with all caps. This also sounds a bit
weird, I think something like "Must be called after all VCPUs have been created"
is clearer.

Thanks,
Alex
> KVM_DEV_ARM_VGIC_SAVE_PENDING_TABLES
> save all LPI pending bits into guest RAM pending tables.
>