[PATCH V2] Doc: admin-guide: Add entry for kvm_cma_resv_ratio kernel param

From: sathnaga
Date: Mon Sep 21 2020 - 05:03:32 EST


From: Satheesh Rajendran <sathnaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Add document entry for kvm_cma_resv_ratio kernel param which
is used to alter the KVM contiguous memory allocation percentage
for hash pagetable allocation used by hash mode PowerPC KVM guests.

Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: kvm-ppc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: linuxppc-dev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Michael Ellerman <mpe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@xxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Satheesh Rajendran <sathnaga@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

V2:
Addressed review comments from Randy.

V1: https://lkml.org/lkml/2020/9/16/72
---
Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt | 8 ++++++++
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
index a1068742a6df..932ed45740c9 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -2258,6 +2258,14 @@
[KVM,ARM] Allow use of GICv4 for direct injection of
LPIs.

+ kvm_cma_resv_ratio=n [PPC]
+ Reserves given percentage from system memory area for
+ contiguous memory allocation for KVM hash pagetable
+ allocation.
+ By default it reserves 5% of total system memory.
+ Format: <integer>
+ Default: 5
+
kvm-intel.ept= [KVM,Intel] Disable extended page tables
(virtualized MMU) support on capable Intel chips.
Default is 1 (enabled)
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