diff --git a/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-hcalls.rst b/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-hcalls.rst index 28daf9734a..6cdcef2026 100644 --- a/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-hcalls.rst +++ b/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-hcalls.rst @@ -1,13 +1,12 @@ +====================== sPAPR hypervisor calls ----------------------- +====================== When used with the ``pseries`` machine type, ``qemu-system-ppc64`` implements -a set of hypervisor calls (a.k.a. hcalls) defined in the `Linux on Power -Architecture Reference document (LoPAR) -`_. -This document is a subset of the Power Architecture Platform Reference (PAPR+) -specification (IBM internal only), which is what PowerVM, the IBM proprietary -hypervisor, adheres to. +a set of hypervisor calls (a.k.a. hcalls) defined in the Linux on Power +Architecture Reference ([LoPAR]_) document. This document is a subset of the +Power Architecture Platform Reference (PAPR+) specification (IBM internal only), +which is what PowerVM, the IBM proprietary hypervisor, adheres to. The subset in LoPAR is selected based on the requirements of Linux as a guest. @@ -18,8 +17,8 @@ running in the guest and QEMU. All those hypercalls start at hcall number 0xf000 which correspond to an implementation specific range in PAPR. -H_RTAS (0xf000) -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +``H_RTAS (0xf000)`` +=================== RTAS stands for Run-Time Abstraction Sercies and is a set of runtime services generally provided by the firmware inside the guest to the operating system. It @@ -44,8 +43,8 @@ Returns: ``H_PARAMETER``: Unknown token. -H_LOGICAL_MEMOP (0xf001) -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +``H_LOGICAL_MEMOP (0xf001)`` +============================ When the guest runs in "real mode" (in powerpc terminology this means with MMU disabled, i.e. guest effective address equals to guest physical address), it diff --git a/docs/system/ppc/pseries.rst b/docs/system/ppc/pseries.rst index 16394fa521..1689324815 100644 --- a/docs/system/ppc/pseries.rst +++ b/docs/system/ppc/pseries.rst @@ -1,19 +1,18 @@ +=================================== pSeries family boards (``pseries``) =================================== -The Power machine para-virtualized environment described by the `Linux on Power -Architecture Reference document (LoPAR) -`_ -is called pSeries. This environment is also known as sPAPR, System p guests, or -simply Power Linux guests (although it is capable of running other operating -systems, such as AIX). +The Power machine para-virtualized environment described by the Linux on Power +Architecture Reference ([LoPAR]_) document is called pSeries. This environment +is also known as sPAPR, System p guests, or simply Power Linux guests (although +it is capable of running other operating systems, such as AIX). Even though pSeries is designed to behave as a guest environment, it is also capable of acting as a hypervisor OS, providing, on that role, nested virtualization capabilities. Supported devices ------------------ +================= * Multi processor support for many Power processors generations: POWER7, POWER7+, POWER8, POWER8NVL, POWER9, and Power10. Support for POWER5+ exists, @@ -26,12 +25,12 @@ Supported devices * PCIe device pass through. Missing devices ---------------- +=============== * SPICE support. Firmware --------- +======== `SLOF `_ (Slimline Open Firmware) is an implementation of the `IEEE 1275-1994, Standard for Boot (Initialization @@ -42,14 +41,14 @@ QEMU includes a prebuilt image of SLOF which is updated when a more recent version is required. Build directions ----------------- +================ .. code-block:: bash ./configure --target-list=ppc64-softmmu && make Running instructions --------------------- +==================== Someone can select the pSeries machine type by running QEMU with the following options: @@ -59,7 +58,7 @@ options: qemu-system-ppc64 -M pseries sPAPR devices -------------- +============= The sPAPR specification defines a set of para-virtualized devices, which are also supported by the pSeries machine in QEMU and can be instantiated with the @@ -102,11 +101,9 @@ device, or specify one with an ID NVRAM device with ``-global spapr-nvram.drive=pfid``. sPAPR specification -^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +------------------- -The main source of documentation on the sPAPR standard is the `Linux on Power -Architecture Reference document (LoPAR) -`_. +The main source of documentation on the sPAPR standard is the [LoPAR]_ document. However, documentation specific to QEMU's implementation of the specification can also be found in QEMU documentation: @@ -124,7 +121,7 @@ Other documentation available in QEMU docs directory: (``/docs/specs/ppc-spapr-uv-hcalls.txt``). Switching between the KVM-PR and KVM-HV kernel module ------------------------------------------------------ +===================================================== Currently, there are two implementations of KVM on Power, ``kvm_hv.ko`` and ``kvm_pr.ko``. @@ -139,7 +136,7 @@ possible to switch between the two modes with the ``kvm-type`` parameter: instead. KVM-PR -^^^^^^ +------ KVM-PR uses the so-called **PR**\ oblem state of the PPC CPUs to run the guests, i.e. the virtual machine is run in user mode and all privileged instructions @@ -166,7 +163,7 @@ In order to run KVM-PR guests with POWER9 processors, someone will need to start QEMU with ``kernel_irqchip=off`` command line option. KVM-HV -^^^^^^ +------ KVM-HV uses the hypervisor mode of more recent Power processors, that allow access to the bare metal hardware directly. Although POWER7 had this capability, @@ -188,7 +185,7 @@ CPUs generations, e.g. you can run a POWER7 guest on a POWER8 host by using ``-cpu POWER8,compat=power7`` as parameter to QEMU. Modules support ---------------- +=============== As noticed in the sections above, each module can run in a different environment. The following table shows with which environment each module can @@ -264,8 +261,11 @@ enabled, whether or not the guest has actually entered secure mode. Maintainer contact information ------------------------------- +============================== Cédric Le Goater Daniel Henrique Barboza + +.. [LoPAR] `Linux on Power Architecture Reference document (LoPAR) revision + 2.9 `_.