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SubjectRe: [PATCH v10 16/16] s390/vfio-ap: update docs to include dynamic config support
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On 9/27/20 10:48 PM, Halil Pasic wrote:
> On Fri, 21 Aug 2020 15:56:16 -0400
> Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com> wrote:
>
>> Update the documentation in vfio-ap.rst to include information about the
>> AP dynamic configuration support (i.e., hot plug of adapters, domains
>> and control domains via the matrix mediated device's sysfs assignment
>> attributes).
> If you don't mind I would like to skip out on commenting on the
> documentation update, because of the design issues I've raised. I think
> we should first clear that up. Is that OK with you?

That's fine since the docs will likely have to change.

>
>> Signed-off-by: Tony Krowiak <akrowiak@linux.ibm.com>
>> ---
>> Documentation/s390/vfio-ap.rst | 362 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
>> 1 file changed, 285 insertions(+), 77 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/Documentation/s390/vfio-ap.rst b/Documentation/s390/vfio-ap.rst
>> index e15436599086..8907aeca8fb7 100644
>> --- a/Documentation/s390/vfio-ap.rst
>> +++ b/Documentation/s390/vfio-ap.rst
>> @@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ The process for reserving an AP queue for use by a KVM guest is:
>> 1. The administrator loads the vfio_ap device driver
>> 2. The vfio-ap driver during its initialization will register a single 'matrix'
>> device with the device core. This will serve as the parent device for
>> - all mediated matrix devices used to configure an AP matrix for a guest.
>> + all matrix mediated devices used to configure an AP matrix for a guest.
>> 3. The /sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix device is created by the device core
>> 4. The vfio_ap device driver will register with the AP bus for AP queue devices
>> of type 10 and higher (CEX4 and newer). The driver will provide the vfio_ap
>> @@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ The process for reserving an AP queue for use by a KVM guest is:
>> default zcrypt cex4queue driver.
>> 8. The AP bus probes the vfio_ap device driver to bind the queues reserved for
>> it.
>> -9. The administrator creates a passthrough type mediated matrix device to be
>> +9. The administrator creates a passthrough type matrix mediated device to be
>> used by a guest
>> 10. The administrator assigns the adapters, usage domains and control domains
>> to be exclusively used by a guest.
>> @@ -279,14 +279,14 @@ Set up the VFIO mediated device interfaces
>> The VFIO AP device driver utilizes the common interface of the VFIO mediated
>> device core driver to:
>>
>> -* Register an AP mediated bus driver to add a mediated matrix device to and
>> +* Register an AP mediated bus driver to add a matrix mediated device to and
>> remove it from a VFIO group.
>> -* Create and destroy a mediated matrix device
>> -* Add a mediated matrix device to and remove it from the AP mediated bus driver
>> -* Add a mediated matrix device to and remove it from an IOMMU group
>> +* Create and destroy a matrix mediated device
>> +* Add a matrix mediated device to and remove it from the AP mediated bus driver
>> +* Add a matrix mediated device to and remove it from an IOMMU group
>>
>> The following high-level block diagram shows the main components and interfaces
>> -of the VFIO AP mediated matrix device driver::
>> +of the VFIO AP matrix mediated device driver::
>>
>> +-------------+
>> | |
>> @@ -351,29 +351,37 @@ matrix device.
>> This attribute group identifies the user-defined sysfs attributes of the
>> mediated device. When a device is registered with the VFIO mediated device
>> framework, the sysfs attribute files identified in the 'mdev_attr_groups'
>> - structure will be created in the mediated matrix device's directory. The
>> - sysfs attributes for a mediated matrix device are:
>> + structure will be created in the matrix mediated device's directory. The
>> + sysfs attributes for a matrix mediated device are:
>>
>> assign_adapter / unassign_adapter:
>> Write-only attributes for assigning/unassigning an AP adapter to/from the
>> - mediated matrix device. To assign/unassign an adapter, the APID of the
>> + matrix mediated device. To assign/unassign an adapter, the APID of the
>> adapter is echoed to the respective attribute file.
>> assign_domain / unassign_domain:
>> Write-only attributes for assigning/unassigning an AP usage domain to/from
>> - the mediated matrix device. To assign/unassign a domain, the domain
>> + the matrix mediated device. To assign/unassign a domain, the domain
>> number of the usage domain is echoed to the respective attribute
>> file.
>> matrix:
>> - A read-only file for displaying the APQNs derived from the cross product
>> - of the adapter and domain numbers assigned to the mediated matrix device.
>> + A read-only file for displaying the APQNs derived from the Cartesian
>> + product of the adapter and domain numbers assigned to the mediated matrix
>> + device.
>> + guest_matrix:
>> + A read-only file for displaying the APQNs derived from the Cartesian
>> + product of the adapter and domain numbers assigned to the APM and AQM
>> + fields respectively of the KVM guest's CRYCB. This will differ from the
>> + matrix if any APQNs assigned to the matrix mediated device do not
>> + reference a queue device bound to the vfio_ap device driver (i.e., the
>> + queue is not in the AP configuration).
>> assign_control_domain / unassign_control_domain:
>> Write-only attributes for assigning/unassigning an AP control domain
>> - to/from the mediated matrix device. To assign/unassign a control domain,
>> + to/from the matrix mediated device. To assign/unassign a control domain,
>> the ID of the domain to be assigned/unassigned is echoed to the respective
>> attribute file.
>> control_domains:
>> A read-only file for displaying the control domain numbers assigned to the
>> - mediated matrix device.
>> + matrix mediated device.
>>
>> * functions:
>>
>> @@ -385,7 +393,7 @@ matrix device.
>> domains assigned via the corresponding sysfs attributes files
>>
>> remove:
>> - deallocates the mediated matrix device's ap_matrix_mdev structure. This will
>> + deallocates the matrix mediated device's ap_matrix_mdev structure. This will
>> be allowed only if a running guest is not using the mdev.
>>
>> * callback interfaces
>> @@ -397,7 +405,7 @@ matrix device.
>> for the mdev matrix device to the MDEV bus. Access to the KVM structure used
>> to configure the KVM guest is provided via this callback. The KVM structure,
>> is used to configure the guest's access to the AP matrix defined via the
>> - mediated matrix device's sysfs attribute files.
>> + matrix mediated device's sysfs attribute files.
>> release:
>> unregisters the VFIO_GROUP_NOTIFY_SET_KVM notifier callback function for the
>> mdev matrix device and deconfigures the guest's AP matrix.
>> @@ -410,11 +418,49 @@ function is called when QEMU connects to KVM. The guest's AP matrix is
>> configured via it's CRYCB by:
>>
>> * Setting the bits in the APM corresponding to the APIDs assigned to the
>> - mediated matrix device via its 'assign_adapter' interface.
>> + matrix mediated device via its 'assign_adapter' interface.
>> * Setting the bits in the AQM corresponding to the domains assigned to the
>> - mediated matrix device via its 'assign_domain' interface.
>> + matrix mediated device via its 'assign_domain' interface.
>> * Setting the bits in the ADM corresponding to the domain dIDs assigned to the
>> - mediated matrix device via its 'assign_control_domains' interface.
>> + matrix mediated device via its 'assign_control_domains' interface.
>> +
>> +The linux device model precludes passing a device through to a KVM guest that
>> +is not bound to the device driver facilitating its pass-through. Consequently,
>> +an APQN that does not reference a queue device bound to the vfio_ap device
>> +driver will not be assigned to a KVM guest's CRYCB. The AP architecture,
>> +however, does not provide a means to filter individual APQNs from the guest's
>> +CRYCB, so the following logic is employed to filter them:
>> +
>> +* Filter the APQNs assigned to the matrix mediated device by APID.
>> +
>> + To filter APQNs by APID, each APQN derived from the Cartesian product of the
>> + adapter numbers (APID) and domain numbers (APQI) assigned to the mdev is
>> + examined and if any one of them does not reference a queue device bound to the
>> + vfio_ap device driver, the adapter will not be plugged into the guest (i.e.,
>> + the bit corresponding to its APID will not be set in the APM of the guest's
>> + CRYCB).
>> +
>> + If at least one adapter is plugged into the guest, then all domains assigned
>> + to the mdev will also be plugged into the guest (i.e., the bits corresponding
>> + to the APQIs of the domains assigned to the mdev will be set in the AQM field
>> + of the guest's CRYCB).
>> +
>> +* Filter the APQNs assigned to the matrix mediated device by APQI.
>> +
>> + The APQNs will be filtered by APQI if filtering by APID does not result in any
>> + adapters or domains getting plugged into the guest.
>> +
>> + To filter APQNs by APQI, each APQN derived from the Cartesian product of the
>> + adapter numbers (APID) and domain numbers (APQI) assigned to the mdev is
>> + examined and if any one of them does not reference a queue device bound to the
>> + vfio_ap device driver, the domain will not be plugged into the guest (i.e.,
>> + the bit corresponding to its APQI will not be set in the AQM of the guest's
>> + CRYCB).
>> +
>> + If at least one domain is plugged into the guest, then all adapters assigned
>> + to the mdev will also be plugged into the guest (i.e., the bits corresponding
>> + to the APIDs of the adapters assigned to the mdev will be set in the APM field
>> + of the guest's CRYCB).
>>
>> The CPU model features for AP
>> -----------------------------
>> @@ -435,6 +481,10 @@ available to a KVM guest via the following CPU model features:
>> can be made available to the guest only if it is available on the host (i.e.,
>> facility bit 12 is set).
>>
>> +4. apqi: Indicates AP queue interrupts are available on the guest. This facility
>> + can be made available to the guest only if it is available on the host (i.e.,
>> + facility bit 65 is set).
>> +
>> Note: If the user chooses to specify a CPU model different than the 'host'
>> model to QEMU, the CPU model features and facilities need to be turned on
>> explicitly; for example::
>> @@ -444,7 +494,7 @@ explicitly; for example::
>> A guest can be precluded from using AP features/facilities by turning them off
>> explicitly; for example::
>>
>> - /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=off,apqci=off,apft=off
>> + /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=off,apqci=off,apft=off,apqi=off
>>
>> Note: If the APFT facility is turned off (apft=off) for the guest, the guest
>> will not see any AP devices. The zcrypt device drivers that register for type 10
>> @@ -530,40 +580,56 @@ These are the steps:
>>
>> 2. Secure the AP queues to be used by the three guests so that the host can not
>> access them. To secure them, there are two sysfs files that specify
>> - bitmasks marking a subset of the APQN range as 'usable by the default AP
>> - queue device drivers' or 'not usable by the default device drivers' and thus
>> - available for use by the vfio_ap device driver'. The location of the sysfs
>> - files containing the masks are::
>> + bitmasks marking a subset of the APQN range as usable only by the default AP
>> + queue device drivers. All remaining APQNs are available available for use by
>> + any other device driver. The vfio_ap device driver is currently the only
>> + non-default device driver. The location of the sysfs files containing the
>> + masks are::
>>
>> /sys/bus/ap/apmask
>> /sys/bus/ap/aqmask
>>
>> The 'apmask' is a 256-bit mask that identifies a set of AP adapter IDs
>> - (APID). Each bit in the mask, from left to right (i.e., from most significant
>> - to least significant bit in big endian order), corresponds to an APID from
>> - 0-255. If a bit is set, the APID is marked as usable only by the default AP
>> - queue device drivers; otherwise, the APID is usable by the vfio_ap
>> - device driver.
>> + (APID). Each bit in the mask, from left to right corresponds to an APID from
>> + 0-255. If a bit is set, the APID is marked as available to the default AP
>> + queue device drivers.
>>
>> The 'aqmask' is a 256-bit mask that identifies a set of AP queue indexes
>> - (APQI). Each bit in the mask, from left to right (i.e., from most significant
>> - to least significant bit in big endian order), corresponds to an APQI from
>> - 0-255. If a bit is set, the APQI is marked as usable only by the default AP
>> - queue device drivers; otherwise, the APQI is usable by the vfio_ap device
>> - driver.
>> + (APQI). Each bit in the mask, from left to right corresponds to an APQI from
>> + 0-255. If a bit is set, the APQI is marked as available to the default AP
>> + queue device drivers.
>> +
>> + The Cartesian product of the APIDs corresponding to the bits set in the
>> + apmask and the APQIs corresponding to the bits set in the aqmask comprise
>> + the subset of APQNs that can be used only by the host default device drivers.
>> + All other APQNs are available to the non-default device drivers such as the
>> + vfio_ap driver.
>> +
>> + Take, for example, the following masks::
>> +
>> + apmask:
>> + 0x7d00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
>> +
>> + aqmask:
>> + 0x8000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
>> +
>> + The masks indicate:
>>
>> - Take, for example, the following mask::
>> + * Adapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7 are available for use by the host default
>> + device drivers.
>>
>> - 0x7dffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
>> + * Domain 0 is available for use by the host default device drivers
>>
>> - It indicates:
>> + * The subset of APQNs available for use only by the default host device
>> + drivers are:
>>
>> - 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 7-255 belong to the default drivers' pool, and 0 and 6
>> - belong to the vfio_ap device driver's pool.
>> + (1,0), (2,0), (3,0), (4.0), (5,0) and (7,0)
>> +
>> + * All other APQNs are available for use by the non-default device drivers.
>>
>> The APQN of each AP queue device assigned to the linux host is checked by the
>> - AP bus against the set of APQNs derived from the cross product of APIDs
>> - and APQIs marked as usable only by the default AP queue device drivers. If a
>> + AP bus against the set of APQNs derived from the Cartesian product of APIDs
>> + and APQIs marked as available to the default AP queue device drivers. If a
>> match is detected, only the default AP queue device drivers will be probed;
>> otherwise, the vfio_ap device driver will be probed.
>>
>> @@ -627,6 +693,16 @@ These are the steps:
>> default drivers pool: adapter 0-15, domain 1
>> alternate drivers pool: adapter 16-255, domains 0, 2-255
>>
>> + Note ***:
>> + Changing a mask such that one or more APQNs will be taken from a matrix
>> + mediated device (see below) will fail with an error (EADDRINUSE). The error
>> + is logged to the kernel ring buffer which can be viewed with the 'dmesg'
>> + command. The output identifies each APQN flagged as 'in use' and the matrix
>> + mediated device to which it is assigned; for example:
>> +
>> + Userspace may not re-assign queue 05.0054 already assigned to 62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804
>> + Userspace may not re-assign queue 04.0054 already assigned to cef03c3c-903d-4ecc-9a83-40694cb8aee4
>> +
>> Securing the APQNs for our example
>> ----------------------------------
>> To secure the AP queues 05.0004, 05.0047, 05.00ab, 05.00ff, 06.0004, 06.0047,
>> @@ -684,7 +760,7 @@ Securing the APQNs for our example
>>
>> /sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/
>> --- [mdev_supported_types]
>> - ------ [vfio_ap-passthrough] (passthrough mediated matrix device type)
>> + ------ [vfio_ap-passthrough] (passthrough matrix mediated device type)
>> --------- create
>> --------- [devices]
>>
>> @@ -775,17 +851,18 @@ Securing the APQNs for our example
>> higher than the maximum is specified, the operation will terminate with
>> an error (ENODEV).
>>
>> - * All APQNs that can be derived from the adapter ID and the IDs of
>> - the previously assigned domains must be bound to the vfio_ap device
>> - driver. If no domains have yet been assigned, then there must be at least
>> - one APQN with the specified APID bound to the vfio_ap driver. If no such
>> - APQNs are bound to the driver, the operation will terminate with an
>> - error (EADDRNOTAVAIL).
>> + * All APQNs that can be derived from the Cartesian product of the APID of the
>> + adapter being assigned and the APQIs of the previously assigned domains
>> + must be available to the vfio_ap device driver as specified in the sysfs
>> + /sys/bus/ap/apmask and /sys/bus/ap/aqmask attribute files. If even one APQN
>> + is reserved for use by the host device driver, the operation will terminate
>> + with an error (EADDRNOTAVAIL).
>>
>> - No APQN that can be derived from the adapter ID and the IDs of the
>> - previously assigned domains can be assigned to another mediated matrix
>> - device. If an APQN is assigned to another mediated matrix device, the
>> - operation will terminate with an error (EADDRINUSE).
>> + * No APQN that can be derived from the Cartesian product of the APID of the
>> + adapter being assigned and the APQIs of the previously assigned domains can
>> + be assigned to another matrix mediated device. If even one APQN is assigned
>> + to another matrix mediated device, the operation will terminate with an
>> + error (EADDRINUSE).
>>
>> In order to successfully assign a domain:
>>
>> @@ -794,17 +871,18 @@ Securing the APQNs for our example
>> higher than the maximum is specified, the operation will terminate with
>> an error (ENODEV).
>>
>> - * All APQNs that can be derived from the domain ID and the IDs of
>> - the previously assigned adapters must be bound to the vfio_ap device
>> - driver. If no domains have yet been assigned, then there must be at least
>> - one APQN with the specified APQI bound to the vfio_ap driver. If no such
>> - APQNs are bound to the driver, the operation will terminate with an
>> - error (EADDRNOTAVAIL).
>> + * All APQNs that can be derived from the Cartesian product of the APQI of the
>> + domain being assigned and the APIDs of the previously assigned adapters
>> + must be available to the vfio_ap device driver as specified in the sysfs
>> + /sys/bus/ap/apmask and /sys/bus/ap/aqmask attribute files. If even one APQN
>> + is reserved for use by the host device driver, the operation will terminate
>> + with an error (EADDRNOTAVAIL).
>>
>> - No APQN that can be derived from the domain ID and the IDs of the
>> - previously assigned adapters can be assigned to another mediated matrix
>> - device. If an APQN is assigned to another mediated matrix device, the
>> - operation will terminate with an error (EADDRINUSE).
>> + * No APQN that can be derived from the Cartesian product of the APQI of the
>> + domain being assigned and the APIDs of the previously assigned adapters can
>> + be assigned to another matrix mediated device. If even one APQN is assigned
>> + to another matrix mediated device, the operation will terminate with an
>> + error (EADDRINUSE).
>>
>> In order to successfully assign a control domain, the domain number
>> specified must represent a value from 0 up to the maximum domain number
>> @@ -813,22 +891,22 @@ Securing the APQNs for our example
>>
>> 5. Start Guest1::
>>
>> - /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=on,apqci=on,apft=on \
>> + /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=on,apqci=on,apft=on,apqi=on \
>> -device vfio-ap,sysfsdev=/sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/$uuid1 ...
>>
>> 7. Start Guest2::
>>
>> - /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=on,apqci=on,apft=on \
>> + /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=on,apqci=on,apft=on,apqi=on \
>> -device vfio-ap,sysfsdev=/sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/$uuid2 ...
>>
>> 7. Start Guest3::
>>
>> - /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=on,apqci=on,apft=on \
>> + /usr/bin/qemu-system-s390x ... -cpu host,ap=on,apqci=on,apft=on,apqi=on \
>> -device vfio-ap,sysfsdev=/sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/$uuid3 ...
>>
>> -When the guest is shut down, the mediated matrix devices may be removed.
>> +When the guest is shut down, the matrix mediated devices may be removed.
>>
>> -Using our example again, to remove the mediated matrix device $uuid1::
>> +Using our example again, to remove the matrix mediated device $uuid1::
>>
>> /sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/
>> --- [mdev_supported_types]
>> @@ -851,16 +929,146 @@ remove it if no guest will use it during the remaining lifetime of the linux
>> host. If the mdev matrix device is removed, one may want to also reconfigure
>> the pool of adapters and queues reserved for use by the default drivers.
>>
>> +Hot plug support:
>> +================
>> +An adapter, domain or control domain may be hot plugged into a running KVM
>> +guest by assigning it to the matrix mediated device being used by the guest.
>> +Control domains will always be hot plugged; however, an adapter or domain will
>> +be hot plugged only if each new APQN resulting from its assignment
>> +references a queue device bound to the vfio_ap device driver as described
>> +below.
>> +
>> +When an adapter is assigned to a matrix mediated device in use by a KVM guest:
>> +
>> +* If no domains have yet been plugged into the KVM guest:
>> +
>> + Hot plug the adapter and every domain previously assigned to the mdev if each
>> + APQN derived from the Cartesian product of the APID of the adapter being
>> + assigned and the APQIs of the domains previously assigned references a queue
>> + device bound to the vfio_ap device driver.
>> +
>> +* If one or more domains have previously been plugged into the guest:
>> +
>> + Hot plug the adapter if each APQN derived from the Cartesian product of the
>> + APID of the adapter being assigned and the APQIs of the domains already
>> + plugged into the guest references a queue device bound to the vfio_ap device
>> + driver.
>> +
>> +When a domain is assigned to a matrix mediated device in use by a KVM guest:
>> +
>> +* If no adapters have yet been plugged into the KVM guest:
>> +
>> + Hot plug the domain and every adapter previously assigned to the mdev if each
>> + APQN derived from the Cartesian product of the APIDs of the adapters
>> + previously assigned and the APQI of the domain being assigned references a
>> + queue device bound to the vfio_ap device driver.
>> +
>> +* If one or more adapters have previously been plugged into the guest:
>> +
>> + Hot plug the domain if each APQN derived from the Cartesian product of the
>> + APIDs of the adapters already plugged into the guest and the APQI of the
>> + domain being assigned references a queue device bound to the vfio_ap device
>> + driver.
>> +
>> +Over-provisioning of AP queues for a KVM guest:
>> +==============================================
>> +Over-provisioning is defined herein as the assignment of adapters or domains to
>> +a matrix mediated device that do not reference AP devices in the host's AP
>> +configuration. The idea here is that when the adapter or domain becomes
>> +available, it will be automatically hot-plugged into the KVM guest using
>> +the matrix mediated device to which it is assigned as long as each new APQN
>> +resulting from plugging it in references a queue device bound to the vfio_ap
>> +device driver.
>> +
>> Limitations
>> ===========
>> -* The KVM/kernel interfaces do not provide a way to prevent restoring an APQN
>> - to the default drivers pool of a queue that is still assigned to a mediated
>> - device in use by a guest. It is incumbent upon the administrator to
>> - ensure there is no mediated device in use by a guest to which the APQN is
>> - assigned lest the host be given access to the private data of the AP queue
>> - device such as a private key configured specifically for the guest.
>> +Live guest migration is not supported for guests using AP devices without
>> +intervention by a system administrator. Before a KVM guest can be migrated,
>> +the matrix mediated device must be removed. Unfortunately, it can not be
>> +removed manually (i.e., echo 1 > /sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/$UUID/remove) while
>> +the mdev is in use by a KVM guest. If the guest is being emulated by QEMU,
>> +its mdev can be hot unplugged from the guest in one of two ways:
>> +
>> +1. If the KVM guest was started with libvirt, you can hot unplug the mdev via
>> + the following commands:
>> +
>> + virsh detach-device <guestname> <path-to-device-xml>
>> +
>> + For example, to hot unplug mdev 62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804 from
>> + the guest named 'my-guest':
>> +
>> + virsh detach-device my-guest ~/config/my-guest-hostdev.xml
>> +
>> + The contents of my-guest-hostdev.xml:
>> +
>> + <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='mdev' managed='no' model='vfio-ap'>
>> + <source>
>> + <address uuid='62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804'/>
>> + </source>
>> + </hostdev>
>> +
>> +
>> + virsh qemu-monitor-command <guest-name> --hmp "device-del <device-id>"
>> +
>> + For example, to hot unplug the matrix mediated device identified on the
>> + qemu command line with 'id=hostdev0' from the guest named 'my-guest':
>> +
>> + virsh qemu-monitor-command my-guest --hmp "device_del hostdev0"
>> +
>> +2. A matrix mediated device can be hot unplugged by attaching the qemu monitor
>> + to the guest and using the following qemu monitor command:
>> +
>> + (QEMU) device-del id=<device-id>
>> +
>> + For example, to hot unplug the matrix mediated device that was specified
>> + on the qemu command line with 'id=hostdev0' when the guest was started:
>> +
>> + (QEMU) device-del id=hostdev0
>> +
>> +After live migration of the KVM guest completes, an AP configuration can be
>> +restored to the KVM guest by hot plugging a matrix mediated device on the target
>> +system into the guest in one of two ways:
>> +
>> +1. If the KVM guest was started with libvirt, you can hot plug a matrix mediated
>> + device into the guest via the following virsh commands:
>> +
>> + virsh attach-device <guestname> <path-to-device-xml>
>> +
>> + For example, to hot plug mdev 62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804 into
>> + the guest named 'my-guest':
>> +
>> + virsh attach-device my-guest ~/config/my-guest-hostdev.xml
>> +
>> + The contents of my-guest-hostdev.xml:
>> +
>> + <hostdev mode='subsystem' type='mdev' managed='no' model='vfio-ap'>
>> + <source>
>> + <address uuid='62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804'/>
>> + </source>
>> + </hostdev>
>> +
>> +
>> + virsh qemu-monitor-command <guest-name> --hmp \
>> + "device_add vfio-ap,sysfsdev=<path-to-mdev>,id=<device-id>"
>> +
>> + For example, to hot plug the matrix mediated device
>> + 62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804 into the guest named 'my-guest' with
>> + device-id hostdev0:
>> +
>> + virsh qemu-monitor-command my-guest --hmp \
>> + "device_add vfio-ap,\
>> + sysfsdev=/sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804,\
>> + id=hostdev0"
>> +
>> +2. A matrix mediated device can be hot plugged by attaching the qemu monitor
>> + to the guest and using the following qemu monitor command:
>> +
>> + (qemu) device_add "vfio-ap,sysfsdev=<path-to-mdev>,id=<device-id>"
>>
>> -* Dynamically modifying the AP matrix for a running guest (which would amount to
>> - hot(un)plug of AP devices for the guest) is currently not supported
>> + For example, to plug the matrix mediated device
>> + 62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804 into the guest with the device-id
>> + hostdev0:
>>
>> -* Live guest migration is not supported for guests using AP devices.
>> + (QEMU) device-add "vfio-ap,\
>> + sysfsdev=/sys/devices/vfio_ap/matrix/62177883-f1bb-47f0-914d-32a22e3a8804,\
>> + id=hostdev0"
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