From d8482c0d87708114a10e232768723626bf1099ba Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Hildenbrand Date: Tue, 29 Jul 2014 08:19:26 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] KVM: clarify the idea of kvm_dirty_regs This patch clarifies that kvm_dirty_regs are just a hint to the kernel and that the kernel might just ignore some flags and sync the values (like done for acrs and gprs now). Signed-off-by: David Hildenbrand Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck Signed-off-by: Christian Borntraeger --- Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt | 4 ++++ 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+) diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt index beae3fde075e..6485750ae08a 100644 --- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt +++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt @@ -2861,6 +2861,10 @@ kvm_valid_regs for specific bits. These bits are architecture specific and usually define the validity of a groups of registers. (e.g. one bit for general purpose registers) +Please note that the kernel is allowed to use the kvm_run structure as the +primary storage for certain register types. Therefore, the kernel may use the +values in kvm_run even if the corresponding bit in kvm_dirty_regs is not set. + }; -- GitLab