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diff --git a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
index 35affb5d9456..d9ecceea5a02 100644
--- a/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
+++ b/Documentation/virtual/kvm/api.txt
@@ -3284,6 +3284,7 @@ should put the acknowledged interrupt vector into the 'epr' field.
struct {
#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_SHUTDOWN 1
#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET 2
+#define KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH 3
__u32 type;
__u64 flags;
} system_event;
@@ -3303,6 +3304,10 @@ Valid values for 'type' are:
KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_RESET -- the guest has requested a reset of the VM.
As with SHUTDOWN, userspace can choose to ignore the request, or
to schedule the reset to occur in the future and may call KVM_RUN again.
+ KVM_SYSTEM_EVENT_CRASH -- the guest crash occurred and the guest
+ has requested a crash condition maintenance. Userspace can choose
+ to ignore the request, or to gather VM memory core dump and/or
+ reset/shutdown of the VM.
/* Fix the size of the union. */
char padding[256];