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authorjohannst <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>2021-06-02 00:11:49 +0200
committerjohannst <johannes.stoelp@gmail.com>2021-06-02 00:11:49 +0200
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diff --git a/src/vm.rs b/src/vm.rs
index 6f8a355..95caf3c 100644
--- a/src/vm.rs
+++ b/src/vm.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+//! VM system ioctls.
+
use std::fs;
use std::io;
use std::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
@@ -5,6 +7,13 @@ use std::os::unix::io::FromRawFd;
use crate::vcpu::Vcpu;
use crate::{ioctl, kvm_sys, KvmRun, PhysAddr, UserMem};
+/// Wrapper for VM ioctls.
+///
+/// Representation of the file descriptor obtained by the [`KVM_CREATE_VM`][kvm-create-vm] ioctl.
+/// This wrapper provides access to the `VM ioctls` as described in [KVM API][kvm].
+///
+/// [kvm]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/virt/kvm/api.html#general-description
+/// [kvm-create-vm]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/virt/kvm/api.html#kvm-create-vm
pub struct Vm {
vm: fs::File,
vcpu_mmap_size: usize,
@@ -15,12 +24,23 @@ impl Vm {
Vm { vm, vcpu_mmap_size }
}
+ /// Map memory from userspace into the VM as `guest physical` memory starting at address
+ /// `phys_addr`.
+ /// The underlying operation is the [`KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION`][kmv-set-user-memory-region]
+ /// ioctl.
+ ///
+ /// # Safety
+ ///
+ /// The `mem: &UserMem` argument passed to this function must at least live as long the `Vcpu`
+ /// instance.
+ ///
+ /// [kvm-set-user-memory-region]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/virt/kvm/api.html#kvm-set-user-memory-region
pub unsafe fn set_user_memory_region(
&self,
phys_addr: PhysAddr,
mem: &UserMem,
) -> io::Result<()> {
- // Create guest physical memory mapping for `slot : 0` at guest `phys addr : 0`.
+ // Create guest physical memory mapping for `slot : 0` at guest `phys_addr`.
let mut kvm_mem = kvm_sys::kvm_userspace_memory_region::default();
kvm_mem.userspace_addr = mem.ptr as u64;
kvm_mem.memory_size = mem.len as u64;
@@ -34,6 +54,10 @@ impl Vm {
.map(|_| ())
}
+ /// Create a new virtual cpu with the [`KVM_CREATE_VCPU`][kvm-create-vcpu] ioctl.
+ /// Returns a wrapper [`vcpu::Vcpu`][crate::vcpu::Vcpu] representing the VCPU.
+ ///
+ /// [kvm-create-vcpu]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/virt/kvm/api.html#kvm-create-vcpu
pub fn create_vpcu(&self, id: u64) -> io::Result<Vcpu> {
let vcpu = ioctl(&self.vm, kvm_sys::KVM_CREATE_VCPU, id)
.map(|fd| unsafe { fs::File::from_raw_fd(fd) })?;