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@@ -874,17 +874,17 @@ It is recommended that the lower 21 bits of guest_phys_addr and userspace_addr
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be identical. This allows large pages in the guest to be backed by large
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be identical. This allows large pages in the guest to be backed by large
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pages in the host.
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pages in the host.
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-The flags field supports two flag, KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES, which
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-instructs kvm to keep track of writes to memory within the slot. See
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-the KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG ioctl. Another flag is KVM_MEM_READONLY when the
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-KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM capability, it indicates the guest memory is read-only,
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-that means, guest is only allowed to read it. Writes will be posted to
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-userspace as KVM_EXIT_MMIO exits.
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-When the KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU capability, changes in the backing of the memory
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-region are automatically reflected into the guest. For example, an mmap()
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-that affects the region will be made visible immediately. Another example
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-is madvise(MADV_DROP).
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+The flags field supports two flag, KVM_MEM_LOG_DIRTY_PAGES, which instructs
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+kvm to keep track of writes to memory within the slot. See KVM_GET_DIRTY_LOG
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+ioctl. The KVM_CAP_READONLY_MEM capability indicates the availability of the
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+KVM_MEM_READONLY flag. When this flag is set for a memory region, KVM only
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+allows read accesses. Writes will be posted to userspace as KVM_EXIT_MMIO
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+exits.
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+When the KVM_CAP_SYNC_MMU capability is available, changes in the backing of
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+the memory region are automatically reflected into the guest. For example, an
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+mmap() that affects the region will be made visible immediately. Another
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+example is madvise(MADV_DROP).
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It is recommended to use this API instead of the KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION ioctl.
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It is recommended to use this API instead of the KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION ioctl.
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The KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION does not allow fine grained control over memory
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The KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION does not allow fine grained control over memory
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