Re: [PATCH v5 23/31] s390: Introduce Start Arm Execution instruction
[email protected] Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:03:15 +0000
| Newsgroups | org.kernel.vger.linux-s390,dev.linux.lists.kvmarm,org.kernel.vger.kvm |
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> The Start Arm Execution (SAE) instruction is the centerpiece for > executing arm64 (KVM) guests on s390. Its purpose is, similar to SIE, to > enable accelerated execution of arm64 virtual machines. SAE expects the > physical address of a control block as the only argument. > > The host is responsible to save & restore > - GPRs 0-13 > - access register 0-15 > - breaking event register (BEAR) > - vector/floating point registers > between SAE executions to guarantee host consistency. > > GPRs and BEAR are save and restores in the asm functions. The other > register are handled in within C code. Access registers are handled in a > later patch and SVEs will be handled when they are introduced in a > future series. Most arm64 registers are handled by a satellite block > called save_area. Some registers, frequently used by hypervisors, are > placed into the SAE control block itself. > > Enlighten asm/kvm_host_types.h for the new header variant. The new > header is chosen instead of asm/kvm_host_s390_types.h if KVM_S390_ARM64 > is defined. > > Co-developed-by: Andreas Grapentin <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Andreas Grapentin <[email protected]> > Co-developed-by: Nina Schoetterl-Glausch <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Nina Schoetterl-Glausch <[email protected]> > Signed-off-by: Steffen Eiden <[email protected]> Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great! -- Sashiko AI review ยท https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/[email protected]?part=23