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From: Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
To: <pbonzini@redhat.com>, <kvm@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: <corbet@lwn.net>, <wanghaibin.wang@huawei.com>,
	<linux-doc@vger.kernel.org>, <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
Subject: [PATCH] KVM: Documentation: Update description of KVM_{GET,CLEAR}_DIRTY_LOG
Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2020 12:34:39 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20201208043439.895-1-yuzenghui@huawei.com> (raw)

Update various words, including the wrong parameter name and the vague
description of the usage of "slot" field.

Signed-off-by: Zenghui Yu <yuzenghui@huawei.com>
---
 Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst | 16 +++++++---------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 70254eaa5229..0eb236737f80 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -360,10 +360,9 @@ since the last call to this ioctl.  Bit 0 is the first page in the
 memory slot.  Ensure the entire structure is cleared to avoid padding
 issues.
 
-If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 specifies
-the address space for which you want to return the dirty bitmap.
-They must be less than the value that KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION returns for
-the KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE capability.
+If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 of slot field specifies
+the address space for which you want to return the dirty bitmap.  See
+KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION for details on the usage of slot field.
 
 The bits in the dirty bitmap are cleared before the ioctl returns, unless
 KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2 is enabled.  For more information,
@@ -4427,7 +4426,7 @@ to I/O ports.
 :Capability: KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2
 :Architectures: x86, arm, arm64, mips
 :Type: vm ioctl
-:Parameters: struct kvm_dirty_log (in)
+:Parameters: struct kvm_clear_dirty_log (in)
 :Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
 
 ::
@@ -4454,10 +4453,9 @@ in KVM's dirty bitmap, and dirty tracking is re-enabled for that page
 (for example via write-protection, or by clearing the dirty bit in
 a page table entry).
 
-If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 specifies
-the address space for which you want to return the dirty bitmap.
-They must be less than the value that KVM_CHECK_EXTENSION returns for
-the KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE capability.
+If KVM_CAP_MULTI_ADDRESS_SPACE is available, bits 16-31 of slot field specifies
+the address space for which you want to clear the dirty status.  See
+KVM_SET_USER_MEMORY_REGION for details on the usage of slot field.
 
 This ioctl is mostly useful when KVM_CAP_MANUAL_DIRTY_LOG_PROTECT2
 is enabled; for more information, see the description of the capability.
-- 
2.19.1


             reply	other threads:[~2020-12-08  4:36 UTC|newest]

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2020-12-08  4:34 Zenghui Yu [this message]
2021-01-21 14:52 ` Paolo Bonzini

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