@@ -272,18 +272,6 @@ the VCPU file descriptor can be mmap-ed, including:
KVM_CAP_DIRTY_LOG_RING, see section 8.3.
-4.6 KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION
--------------------------
-
-:Capability: basic
-:Architectures: all
-:Type: vm ioctl
-:Parameters: struct kvm_memory_region (in)
-:Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
-
-This ioctl is obsolete and has been removed.
-
-
4.7 KVM_CREATE_VCPU
-------------------
@@ -1377,10 +1365,6 @@ the memory region are automatically reflected into the guest. For example, an
mmap() that affects the region will be made visible immediately. Another
example is madvise(MADV_DROP).
-It is recommended to use this API instead of the KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION ioctl.
-The KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION does not allow fine grained control over memory
-allocation and is deprecated.
-
4.36 KVM_SET_TSS_ADDR
---------------------
@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ struct kvm_debug_guest {
/* *** End of deprecated interfaces *** */
-/* for KVM_CREATE_MEMORY_REGION */
-struct kvm_memory_region {
- __u32 slot;
- __u32 flags;
- __u64 guest_phys_addr;
- __u64 memory_size; /* bytes */
-};
-
/* for KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION */
struct kvm_userspace_memory_region {
__u32 slot;
@@ -1437,10 +1429,6 @@ struct kvm_vfio_spapr_tce {
__s32 tablefd;
};
-/*
- * ioctls for VM fds
- */
-#define KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION _IOW(KVMIO, 0x40, struct kvm_memory_region)
/*
* KVM_CREATE_VCPU receives as a parameter the vcpu slot, and returns
* a vcpu fd.
@@ -86,14 +86,6 @@ struct kvm_debug_guest {
/* *** End of deprecated interfaces *** */
-/* for KVM_CREATE_MEMORY_REGION */
-struct kvm_memory_region {
- __u32 slot;
- __u32 flags;
- __u64 guest_phys_addr;
- __u64 memory_size; /* bytes */
-};
-
/* for KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION */
struct kvm_userspace_memory_region {
__u32 slot;
@@ -1437,10 +1429,6 @@ struct kvm_vfio_spapr_tce {
__s32 tablefd;
};
-/*
- * ioctls for VM fds
- */
-#define KVM_SET_MEMORY_REGION _IOW(KVMIO, 0x40, struct kvm_memory_region)
/*
* KVM_CREATE_VCPU receives as a parameter the vcpu slot, and returns
* a vcpu fd.
The documentation says that the ioctl has been deprecated, but it has been actually removed and the remaining references are just left overs. Suggested-by: Sean Christopherson <seanjc@google.com> Signed-off-by: Javier Martinez Canillas <javierm@redhat.com> --- (no changes since v1) Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 16 ---------------- include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 12 ------------ tools/include/uapi/linux/kvm.h | 12 ------------ 3 files changed, 40 deletions(-)