Re: [PATCH 4/7] KVM: x86/pmu: Add documentation for fixed ctr on PMU filter
From: Bagas Sanjaya
Date: Fri Apr 14 2023 - 23:24:32 EST
On Fri, Apr 14, 2023 at 07:00:53PM +0800, Jinrong Liang wrote:
> +Specifically, KVM follows the following pseudo-code when determining whether to
> +allow the guest FixCtr[i] to count its pre-defined fixed event:
> +
> + FixCtr[i]_is_allowed = (action == ALLOW) && (bitmap & BIT(i)) ||
> + (action == DENY) && !(bitmap & BIT(i));
> + FixCtr[i]_is_denied = !FixCtr[i]_is_allowed;
> +
As kernel test robot has reported [1], you need to wrap the code above
in a code block:
---- >8 ----
diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index 036f5b1a39aff8..b5836767e0e76d 100644
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -5126,7 +5126,7 @@ Via this API, KVM userspace can also control the behavior of the VM's fixed
counters (if any) by configuring the "action" and "fixed_counter_bitmap" fields.
Specifically, KVM follows the following pseudo-code when determining whether to
-allow the guest FixCtr[i] to count its pre-defined fixed event:
+allow the guest FixCtr[i] to count its pre-defined fixed event::
FixCtr[i]_is_allowed = (action == ALLOW) && (bitmap & BIT(i)) ||
(action == DENY) && !(bitmap & BIT(i));
Thanks.
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-doc/202304150850.rx4UDDsB-lkp@xxxxxxxxx/
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