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@@ -180,6 +180,13 @@ The process of how these work together.
add it to an iommu_group and a vfio_group. Then we could pass through
the mdev to a guest.
+
+VFIO-CCW Regions
+----------------
+
+The vfio-ccw driver exposes MMIO regions to accept requests from and return
+results to userspace.
+
vfio-ccw I/O region
-------------------
@@ -205,6 +212,25 @@ irb_area stores the I/O result.
ret_code stores a return code for each access of the region.
+This region is always available.
+
+vfio-ccw cmd region
+-------------------
+
+The vfio-ccw cmd region is used to accept asynchronous instructions
+from userspace::
+
+ #define VFIO_CCW_ASYNC_CMD_HSCH (1 << 0)
+ #define VFIO_CCW_ASYNC_CMD_CSCH (1 << 1)
+ struct ccw_cmd_region {
+ __u32 command;
+ __u32 ret_code;
+ } __packed;
+
+This region is exposed via region type VFIO_REGION_SUBTYPE_CCW_ASYNC_CMD.
+
+Currently, CLEAR SUBCHANNEL and HALT SUBCHANNEL use this region.
+
vfio-ccw operation details
--------------------------
@@ -306,9 +332,8 @@ Together with the corresponding work in QEMU, we can bring the passed
through DASD/ECKD device online in a guest now and use it as a block
device.
-While the current code allows the guest to start channel programs via
-START SUBCHANNEL, support for HALT SUBCHANNEL or CLEAR SUBCHANNEL is
-not yet implemented.
+The current code allows the guest to start channel programs via
+START SUBCHANNEL, and to issue HALT SUBCHANNEL and CLEAR SUBCHANNEL.
vfio-ccw supports classic (command mode) channel I/O only. Transport
mode (HPF) is not supported.