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authorLiran Alon2018-03-12 12:12:47 +0100
committerPaolo Bonzini2018-03-16 22:01:40 +0100
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KVM: x86: Add module parameter for supporting VMware backdoor
Support access to VMware backdoor requires KVM to intercept #GP exceptions from guest which introduce slight performance hit. Therefore, control this support by module parameter. Note that module parameter is exported as it should be consumed by kvm_intel & kvm_amd to determine if they should intercept #GP or not. This commit doesn't change semantics. It is done as a preparation for future commits. Signed-off-by: Liran Alon <liran.alon@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Nikita Leshenko <nikita.leshchenko@oracle.com> Reviewed-by: Radim Krčmář <rkrcmar@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com>
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kvm.ignore_msrs=[KVM] Ignore guest accesses to unhandled MSRs.
Default is 0 (don't ignore, but inject #GP)
+ kvm.enable_vmware_backdoor=[KVM] Support VMware backdoor PV interface.
+ Default is false (don't support).
+
kvm.mmu_audit= [KVM] This is a R/W parameter which allows audit
KVM MMU at runtime.
Default is 0 (off)