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docs: Convert 'formatdomaincaps' to rST
Signed-off-by: Peter Krempa <pkrempa@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Erik Skultety <eskultet@redhat.com>
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@ -1406,15 +1406,15 @@ In case no restrictions need to be put on CPU model and its features, a simpler
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expected. :since:`Since 3.2.0 and QEMU 2.9.0` this mode works the way it
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was designed and it is indicated by the ``fallback`` attribute set to
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``forbid`` in the host-model CPU definition advertised in `domain
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capabilities XML <formatdomaincaps.html#elementsCPU>`__. When ``fallback``
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attribute is set to ``allow`` in the domain capabilities XML, it is
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recommended to use ``custom`` mode with just the CPU model from the host
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capabilities XML. :since:`Since 1.2.11` PowerISA allows processors to run
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VMs in binary compatibility mode supporting an older version of ISA.
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Libvirt on PowerPC architecture uses the ``host-model`` to signify a guest
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mode CPU running in binary compatibility mode. Example: When a user needs
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a power7 VM to run in compatibility mode on a Power8 host, this can be
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described in XML as follows :
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capabilities XML <formatdomaincaps.html#cpu-configuration>`__. When
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``fallback`` attribute is set to ``allow`` in the domain capabilities
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XML, it is recommended to use ``custom`` mode with just the CPU model
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from the host capabilities XML. :since:`Since 1.2.11` PowerISA allows
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processors to run VMs in binary compatibility mode supporting an older
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version of ISA. Libvirt on PowerPC architecture uses the ``host-model``
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to signify a guest mode CPU running in binary compatibility mode.
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Example: When a user needs a power7 VM to run in compatibility mode on a
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Power8 host, this can be described in XML as follows :
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::
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@ -2902,7 +2902,7 @@ paravirtualized driver is specified via the ``disk`` element.
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This element describes the backing store used by the disk specified by
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sibling ``source`` element. :since:`Since 1.2.4.` If the hypervisor driver
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does not support the
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`backingStoreInput <formatdomaincaps.html#featureBackingStoreInput>`__ (
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`backingStoreInput <formatdomaincaps.html#backingstoreinput>`__ (
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:since:`Since 5.10.0` ) domain feature the ``backingStore`` is ignored on
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input and only used for output to describe the detected backing chains of
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running domains. If ``backingStoreInput`` is supported the ``backingStore``
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@ -1,693 +0,0 @@
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
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<!DOCTYPE html>
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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
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<body>
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<h1>Domain capabilities XML format</h1>
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<ul id="toc"></ul>
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<h2><a id="Overview">Overview</a></h2>
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<p>Sometimes, when a new domain is to be created it may come handy to know
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the capabilities of the hypervisor so the correct combination of devices and
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drivers is used. For example, when management application is considering the
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mode for a host device's passthrough there are several options depending not
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only on host, but on hypervisor in question too. If the hypervisor is qemu
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then it needs to be more recent to support VFIO, while legacy KVM is
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achievable just fine with older qemus.</p>
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<p>The main difference between
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<a href="/html/libvirt-libvirt-host.html#virConnectGetCapabilities">
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<code>virConnectGetCapabilities</code>
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</a>
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and the emulator capabilities API is, the former one aims more on
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the host capabilities (e.g. NUMA topology, security models in
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effect, etc.) while the latter one specializes on the hypervisor
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capabilities.</p>
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<p>While the <a href="formatcaps.html">Driver Capabilities</a> provides the
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host capabilities (e.g NUMA topology, security models in effect, etc.), the
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Domain Capabilities provides the hypervisor specific capabilities for
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Management Applications to query and make decisions regarding what to
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utilize.</p>
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<p>The Domain Capabilities can provide information such as the correct
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combination of devices and drivers that are supported. Knowing which host
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and hypervisor specific options are available or supported would allow the
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management application to choose an appropriate mode for a pass-through
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host device as well as which adapter to utilize.</p>
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<p>Some XML elements may be entirely omitted from the domaincapabilities
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XML, depending on what the libvirt driver has filled in. Applications
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should only act on what is explicitly reported in the domaincapabilities
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XML. For example, if <disk supported='yes'/> is present, you can safely
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assume the driver supports <disk> devices. If <disk supported='no'/> is
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present, you can safely assume the driver does NOT support <disk>
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devices. If the <disk> block is omitted entirely, the driver is not
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indicating one way or the other whether it supports <disk> devices, and
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applications should not interpret the missing block to mean any thing in
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particular.</p>
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<h2><a id="elements">Element and attribute overview</a></h2>
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<p> A new query interface was added to the virConnect API's to retrieve the
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XML listing of the set of domain capabilities (<span class="since">Since
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1.2.7</span>):</p>
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<pre>
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<a href="/html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html#virConnectGetDomainCapabilities">virConnectGetDomainCapabilities</a>
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</pre>
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<p>The root element that emulator capability XML document starts with has
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name <code>domainCapabilities</code>. It contains at least four direct
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child elements:</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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<path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</path>
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<domain>kvm</domain>
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<machine>pc-i440fx-2.1</machine>
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<arch>x86_64</arch>
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...
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</domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>path</code></dt>
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<dd>The full path to the emulator binary.</dd>
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<dt><code>domain</code></dt>
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<dd>Describes the <a href="formatdomain.html#elements">virtualization
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type</a> (or so called domain type).</dd>
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<dt><code>machine</code></dt>
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<dd>The domain's <a href="formatdomain.html#elementsOSBIOS">machine
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type</a>. Since not every hypervisor has a sense of machine types
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this element might be omitted in such drivers.</dd>
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<dt><code>arch</code></dt>
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<dd>The domain's <a href="formatdomain.html#elementsOSBIOS">
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architecture</a>.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3><a id="elementsCPUAllocation">CPU Allocation</a></h3>
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<p>Before any devices capability occurs, there might be info on domain
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wide capabilities, e.g. virtual CPUs:</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<vcpu max='255'/>
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...
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</domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>vcpu</code></dt>
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<dd>The maximum number of supported virtual CPUs</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3><a id="elementsOSBIOS">BIOS bootloader</a></h3>
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<p>Sometimes users might want to tweak some BIOS knobs or use
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UEFI. For cases like that, <a
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href="formatdomain.html#elementsOSBIOS"><code>os</code></a>
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element exposes what values can be passed to its children.</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<os supported='yes'>
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<enum name='firmware'>
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<value>bios</value>
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<value>efi</value>
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</enum>
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<loader supported='yes'>
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<value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
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<enum name='type'>
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<value>rom</value>
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<value>pflash</value>
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</enum>
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<enum name='readonly'>
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<value>yes</value>
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<value>no</value>
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</enum>
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<enum name='secure'>
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<value>yes</value>
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<value>no</value>
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</enum>
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</loader>
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</os>
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...
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<domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<p>The <code>firmware</code> enum corresponds to the
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<code>firmware</code> attribute of the <code>os</code> element in
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the domain XML. The presence of this enum means libvirt is capable
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of the so-called firmware auto-selection feature. And the listed
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firmware values represent the accepted input in the domain
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XML. Note that the <code>firmware</code> enum reports only those
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values for which a firmware "descriptor file" exists on the host.
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Firmware descriptor file is a small JSON document that describes
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details about a given BIOS or UEFI binary on the host, e.g. the
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firmware binary path, its architecture, supported machine types,
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NVRAM template, etc. This ensures that the reported values won't
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cause a failure on guest boot.
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</p>
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<p>For the <code>loader</code> element, the following can occur:</p>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>value</code></dt>
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<dd>List of known firmware binary paths. Currently this is used
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only to advertise the known location of OVMF binaries for
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QEMU. OVMF binaries will only be listed if they actually exist on
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host.</dd>
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<dt><code>type</code></dt>
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<dd>Whether the boot loader is a typical BIOS (<code>rom</code>)
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or a UEFI firmware (<code>pflash</code>). Each <code>value</code>
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sub-element under the <code>type</code> enum represents a possible
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value for the <code>type</code> attribute for the <loader/>
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element in the domain XML. E.g. the presence
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of <code>pfalsh</code> under the <code>type</code> enum means that
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a domain XML can use UEFI firmware via: <loader/>
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type="pflash" ...>/path/to/the/firmware/binary/</loader>.
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</dd>
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<dt><code>readonly</code></dt>
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<dd>Options for the <code>readonly</code> attribute of the
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<loader/> element in the domain XML.</dd>
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<dt><code>secure</code></dt>
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<dd>Options for the <code>secure</code> attribute of the
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<loader/> element in the domain XML. Note that the
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value <code>yes</code> is listed only if libvirt detects a
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firmware descriptor file that has path to an OVMF binary that
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supports Secure boot, and lists its architecture and supported
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machine type.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3><a id="elementsCPU">CPU configuration</a></h3>
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<p>
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The <code>cpu</code> element exposes options usable for configuring
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<a href="formatdomain.html#elementsCPU">guest CPUs</a>.
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</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<cpu>
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<mode name='host-passthrough' supported='yes'>
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<enum name='hostPassthroughMigratable'>
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<value>on</value>
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<value>off</value>
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</enum>
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</mode>
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<mode name='maximum' supported='yes'>
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<enum name='maximumMigratable'>
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<value>on</value>
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<value>off</value>
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</enum>
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</mode>
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<mode name='host-model' supported='yes'>
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<model fallback='allow'>Broadwell</model>
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<vendor>Intel</vendor>
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<feature policy='disable' name='aes'/>
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<feature policy='require' name='vmx'/>
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</mode>
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<mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
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<model usable='no' deprecated='no'>Broadwell</model>
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<model usable='yes' deprecated='no'>Broadwell-noTSX</model>
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<model usable='no' deprecated='yes'>Haswell</model>
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...
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</mode>
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</cpu>
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...
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<domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<p>
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Each CPU mode understood by libvirt is described with a
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<code>mode</code> element which tells whether the particular mode
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is supported and provides (when applicable) more details about it:
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</p>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>host-passthrough</code></dt>
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<dd>
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The <code>hostPassthroughMigratable</code> enum shows possible values
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of the <code>migratable</code> attribute for the <cpu> element
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with <code>mode='host-passthrough'</code> in the domain XML.
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</dd>
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<dt><code>host-model</code></dt>
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<dd>
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If <code>host-model</code> is supported by the hypervisor, the
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<code>mode</code> describes the guest CPU which will be used when
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starting a domain with <code>host-model</code> CPU. The hypervisor
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specifics (such as unsupported CPU models or features, machine type,
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etc.) may be accounted for in this guest CPU specification and thus
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the CPU can be different from the one shown in host capabilities XML.
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This is indicated by the <code>fallback</code> attribute of the
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<code>model</code> sub element: <code>allow</code> means not all
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specifics were accounted for and thus the CPU a guest will see may
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be different; <code>forbid</code> indicates that the CPU a guest will
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see should match this CPU definition.
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</dd>
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<dt><code>custom</code></dt>
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<dd>
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The <code>mode</code> element contains a list of supported CPU
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models, each described by a dedicated <code>model</code> element.
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The <code>usable</code> attribute specifies whether the model can
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be used directly on the host. When usable='no' the corresponding model
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cannot be used without disabling some features that the CPU of such
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model is expected to have. A special value <code>unknown</code>
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indicates libvirt does not have enough information to provide the
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usability data. The <code>deprecated</code> attribute reflects
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the hypervisor's policy on usage of this model
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<span class="since">(since 7.1.0)</span>.
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</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3><a id="elementsIothreads">I/O Threads</a></h3>
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<p>
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The <code>iothread</code> elements indicates whether or not
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<a href="formatdomain.html#elementsIOThreadsAllocation">I/O threads</a>
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are supported.
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</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<iothread supported='yes'/>
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...
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<domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<h3><a id="elementsMemoryBacking">Memory Backing</a></h3>
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<p>
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The <code>memory backing</code> element indicates whether or not
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<a href="formatdomain.html#memory-backing">memory backing</a>
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is supported.
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</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<memoryBacking supported='yes'>
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<enum name='sourceType'>
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<value>anonymous</value>
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<value>file</value>
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<value>memfd</value>
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</enum>
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</memoryBacking>
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...
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<domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>sourceType</code></dt>
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<dd>Options for the <code>type</code> attribute of the
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<memoryBacking><source> element.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h3><a id="elementsDevices">Devices</a></h3>
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<p>
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Another set of XML elements describe the supported devices and their
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capabilities. All devices occur as children of the main
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<code>devices</code> element.
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</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<devices>
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<disk supported='yes'>
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<enum name='diskDevice'>
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<value>disk</value>
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<value>cdrom</value>
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<value>floppy</value>
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<value>lun</value>
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</enum>
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...
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</disk>
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<hostdev supported='no'/>
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</devices>
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</domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<p>Reported capabilities are expressed as an enumerated list of available
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options for each of the element or attribute. For example, the
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<disk/> element has an attribute <code>device</code> which can
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support the values <code>disk</code>, <code>cdrom</code>,
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<code>floppy</code>, or <code>lun</code>.</p>
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<h4><a id="elementsDisks">Hard drives, floppy disks, CDROMs</a></h4>
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<p>Disk capabilities are exposed under the <code>disk</code> element. For
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instance:</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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...
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<devices>
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<disk supported='yes'>
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<enum name='diskDevice'>
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<value>disk</value>
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<value>cdrom</value>
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<value>floppy</value>
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<value>lun</value>
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</enum>
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<enum name='bus'>
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<value>ide</value>
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<value>fdc</value>
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<value>scsi</value>
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<value>virtio</value>
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<value>xen</value>
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<value>usb</value>
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<value>sata</value>
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<value>sd</value>
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</enum>
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</disk>
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...
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</devices>
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</domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>diskDevice</code></dt>
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<dd>Options for the <code>device</code> attribute of the <disk/>
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element.</dd>
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<dt><code>bus</code></dt>
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<dd>Options for the <code>bus</code> attribute of the <target/>
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element for a <disk/>.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h4><a id="elementsGraphics">Graphical framebuffers</a></h4>
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<p>Graphics device capabilities are exposed under the
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<code>graphics</code> element. For instance:</p>
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<pre>
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<domainCapabilities>
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<devices>
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<graphics supported='yes'>
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<enum name='type'>
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<value>sdl</value>
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<value>vnc</value>
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<value>spice</value>
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</enum>
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</graphics>
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...
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</devices>
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</domainCapabilities>
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</pre>
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<dl>
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<dt><code>type</code></dt>
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<dd>Options for the <code>type</code> attribute of the <graphics/>
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element.</dd>
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</dl>
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<h4><a id="elementsVideo">Video device</a></h4>
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<p>Video device capabilities are exposed under the
|
||||
<code>video</code> element. For instance:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<pre>
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<video supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='modelType'>
|
||||
<value>vga</value>
|
||||
<value>cirrus</value>
|
||||
<value>vmvga</value>
|
||||
<value>qxl</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</video>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
</pre>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><code>modelType</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>type</code> attribute of the
|
||||
<video><model> element.</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsHostDev">Host device assignment</a></h4>
|
||||
<p>Some host devices can be passed through to a guest (e.g. USB, PCI and
|
||||
SCSI). Well, only if the following is enabled:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<pre>
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<hostdev supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='mode'>
|
||||
<value>subsystem</value>
|
||||
<value>capabilities</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='startupPolicy'>
|
||||
<value>default</value>
|
||||
<value>mandatory</value>
|
||||
<value>requisite</value>
|
||||
<value>optional</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='subsysType'>
|
||||
<value>usb</value>
|
||||
<value>pci</value>
|
||||
<value>scsi</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='capsType'>
|
||||
<value>storage</value>
|
||||
<value>misc</value>
|
||||
<value>net</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='pciBackend'>
|
||||
<value>default</value>
|
||||
<value>kvm</value>
|
||||
<value>vfio</value>
|
||||
<value>xen</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</hostdev>
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
</pre>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><code>mode</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>mode</code> attribute of the <hostdev/>
|
||||
element.</dd>
|
||||
|
||||
<dt><code>startupPolicy</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>startupPolicy</code> attribute of the
|
||||
<hostdev/> element.</dd>
|
||||
|
||||
<dt><code>subsysType</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>type</code> attribute of the <hostdev/>
|
||||
element in case of <code>mode="subsystem"</code>.</dd>
|
||||
|
||||
<dt><code>capsType</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>type</code> attribute of the <hostdev/>
|
||||
element in case of <code>mode="capabilities"</code>.</dd>
|
||||
|
||||
<dt><code>pciBackend</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>name</code> attribute of the <driver/>
|
||||
element.</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsRNG">RNG device</a></h4>
|
||||
<p>RNG device capabilities are exposed under the
|
||||
<code>rng</code> element. For instance:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<pre>
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<rng supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='model'>
|
||||
<value>virtio</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio-transitional</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='backendModel'>
|
||||
<value>random</value>
|
||||
<value>egd</value>
|
||||
<value>builtin</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</rng>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
</pre>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><code>model</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>model</code> attribute of the
|
||||
<rng> element.</dd>
|
||||
<dt><code>backendModel</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>model</code> attribute of the
|
||||
<rng><backend> element.</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsFilesystem">Filesystem device</a></h4>
|
||||
<p>Filesystem device capabilities are exposed under the
|
||||
<code>filesystem</code> element. For instance:</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<pre>
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<filesystem supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='driverType'>
|
||||
<value>default</value>
|
||||
<value>path</value>
|
||||
<value>handle</value>
|
||||
<value>virtiofs</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</filesystem>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
</pre>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><code>driverType</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>type</code> attribute of the
|
||||
<filesystem><driver> element.</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
|
||||
<h3><a id="elementsFeatures">Features</a></h3>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>One more set of XML elements describe the supported features and
|
||||
their capabilities. All features occur as children of the main
|
||||
<code>features</code> element.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<pre>
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<features>
|
||||
<gic supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='version'>
|
||||
<value>2</value>
|
||||
<value>3</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</gic>
|
||||
<vmcoreinfo supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<genid supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<backingStoreInput supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<backup supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<sev>
|
||||
<cbitpos>47</cbitpos>
|
||||
<reduced-phys-bits>1</reduced-phys-bits>
|
||||
</sev>
|
||||
</features>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
</pre>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Reported capabilities are expressed as an enumerated list of
|
||||
possible values for each of the elements or attributes. For example, the
|
||||
<code>gic</code> element has an attribute <code>version</code> which can
|
||||
support the values <code>2</code> or <code>3</code>.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>For information about the purpose of each feature, see the
|
||||
<a href="formatdomain.html#elementsFeatures">relevant section</a> in
|
||||
the domain XML documentation.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsGIC">GIC capabilities</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>GIC capabilities are exposed under the <code>gic</code> element.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><code>version</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>Options for the <code>version</code> attribute of the
|
||||
<code>gic</code> element.</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsvmcoreinfo">vmcoreinfo</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Reports whether the vmcoreinfo feature can be enabled.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsgenid">genid</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Reports whether the genid feature can be used by the domain.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="featureBackingStoreInput">backingStoreInput</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Reports whether the hypervisor will obey the <backingStore>
|
||||
elements configured for a <disk> when booting the guest, hotplugging
|
||||
the disk to a running guest, or similar.
|
||||
<span class="since">(Since 5.10)</span>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="featureBackup">backup</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Reports whether the hypervisor supports the backup, checkpoint, and
|
||||
related features. (<code>virDomainBackupBegin</code>,
|
||||
<code>virDomainCheckpointCreateXML</code> etc). The presence of the
|
||||
<code>backup</code> element even if <code>supported='no'</code> implies that
|
||||
the <code>VIR_DOMAIN_UNDEFINE_CHECKPOINTS_METADATA</code> flag for
|
||||
<code>virDomainUndefine</code> is supported.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsS390PV">s390-pv capability</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>Reports whether the hypervisor supports the Protected Virtualization.
|
||||
In order to use Protected Virtualization with libvirt have a look at the
|
||||
<a href="formatdomain.html#launchSecurity">launchSecurity element in the
|
||||
domain XML</a>. For more details on the Protected Virtualization feature
|
||||
please see <a href="kbase/s390_protected_virt.html">Protected
|
||||
Virtualization on s390</a>.
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<h4><a id="elementsSEV">SEV capabilities</a></h4>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) capabilities are exposed under
|
||||
the <code>sev</code> element.
|
||||
SEV is an extension to the AMD-V architecture which supports running
|
||||
virtual machines (VMs) under the control of a hypervisor. When supported,
|
||||
guest owner can create a VM whose memory contents will be transparently
|
||||
encrypted with a key unique to that VM.</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<p>
|
||||
For more details on the SEV feature, please follow resources in the
|
||||
AMD developer's document store. In order to use SEV with libvirt have
|
||||
a look at <a href="formatdomain.html#launchSecurity">SEV in domain XML</a>
|
||||
</p>
|
||||
|
||||
<dl>
|
||||
<dt><code>cbitpos</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>When memory encryption is enabled, one of the physical address bits
|
||||
(aka the C-bit) is utilized to mark if a memory page is protected. The
|
||||
C-bit position is Hypervisor dependent.</dd>
|
||||
<dt><code>reducedPhysBits</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>When memory encryption is enabled, we lose certain bits in physical
|
||||
address space. The number of bits we lose is hypervisor dependent.</dd>
|
||||
<dt><code>maxGuests</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>The maximum number of SEV guests that can be launched on the host.
|
||||
This value may be configurable in the firmware for some hosts.</dd>
|
||||
<dt><code>maxESGuests</code></dt>
|
||||
<dd>The maximum number of SEV-ES guests that can be launched on the host.
|
||||
This value may be configurable in the firmware for some hosts.</dd>
|
||||
</dl>
|
||||
|
||||
</body>
|
||||
</html>
|
||||
600
docs/formatdomaincaps.rst
Normal file
600
docs/formatdomaincaps.rst
Normal file
@ -0,0 +1,600 @@
|
||||
.. role:: since
|
||||
|
||||
==============================
|
||||
Domain capabilities XML format
|
||||
==============================
|
||||
|
||||
.. contents::
|
||||
|
||||
Overview
|
||||
--------
|
||||
|
||||
Sometimes, when a new domain is to be created it may come handy to know the
|
||||
capabilities of the hypervisor so the correct combination of devices and drivers
|
||||
is used. For example, when management application is considering the mode for a
|
||||
host device's passthrough there are several options depending not only on host,
|
||||
but on hypervisor in question too. If the hypervisor is qemu then it needs to be
|
||||
more recent to support VFIO, while legacy KVM is achievable just fine with older
|
||||
qemus.
|
||||
|
||||
The main difference between
|
||||
`virConnectGetCapabilities </html/libvirt-libvirt-host.html#virConnectGetCapabilities>`__
|
||||
and the emulator capabilities API is, the former one aims more on the host
|
||||
capabilities (e.g. NUMA topology, security models in effect, etc.) while the
|
||||
latter one specializes on the hypervisor capabilities.
|
||||
|
||||
While the `Driver Capabilities <formatcaps.html>`__ provides the host
|
||||
capabilities (e.g NUMA topology, security models in effect, etc.), the Domain
|
||||
Capabilities provides the hypervisor specific capabilities for Management
|
||||
Applications to query and make decisions regarding what to utilize.
|
||||
|
||||
The Domain Capabilities can provide information such as the correct combination
|
||||
of devices and drivers that are supported. Knowing which host and hypervisor
|
||||
specific options are available or supported would allow the management
|
||||
application to choose an appropriate mode for a pass-through host device as well
|
||||
as which adapter to utilize.
|
||||
|
||||
Some XML elements may be entirely omitted from the domaincapabilities XML,
|
||||
depending on what the libvirt driver has filled in. Applications should only act
|
||||
on what is explicitly reported in the domaincapabilities XML. For example, if
|
||||
<disk supported='yes'/> is present, you can safely assume the driver supports
|
||||
<disk> devices. If <disk supported='no'/> is present, you can safely assume the
|
||||
driver does NOT support <disk> devices. If the <disk> block is omitted entirely,
|
||||
the driver is not indicating one way or the other whether it supports <disk>
|
||||
devices, and applications should not interpret the missing block to mean any
|
||||
thing in particular.
|
||||
|
||||
Element and attribute overview
|
||||
------------------------------
|
||||
|
||||
A new query interface was added to the virConnect API's to retrieve the XML
|
||||
listing of the set of domain capabilities ( :since:`Since 1.2.7` ):
|
||||
|
||||
``virConnectGetDomainCapabilities`` (`API docs <html/libvirt-libvirt-domain.html#virConnectGetDomainCapabilities>`__)
|
||||
|
||||
The root element that emulator capability XML document starts with has name
|
||||
``domainCapabilities``. It contains at least four direct child elements:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
<path>/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64</path>
|
||||
<domain>kvm</domain>
|
||||
<machine>pc-i440fx-2.1</machine>
|
||||
<arch>x86_64</arch>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``path``
|
||||
The full path to the emulator binary.
|
||||
``domain``
|
||||
Describes the `virtualization type <formatdomain.html#elements>`__ (or so
|
||||
called domain type).
|
||||
``machine``
|
||||
The domain's `machine type <formatdomain.html#elementsOSBIOS>`__. Since not
|
||||
every hypervisor has a sense of machine types this element might be omitted
|
||||
in such drivers.
|
||||
``arch``
|
||||
The domain's `architecture <formatdomain.html#elementsOSBIOS>`__.
|
||||
|
||||
CPU Allocation
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Before any devices capability occurs, there might be info on domain wide
|
||||
capabilities, e.g. virtual CPUs:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<vcpu max='255'/>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``vcpu``
|
||||
The maximum number of supported virtual CPUs
|
||||
|
||||
BIOS bootloader
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Sometimes users might want to tweak some BIOS knobs or use UEFI. For cases like
|
||||
that, `os <formatdomain.html#elementsOSBIOS>`__ element exposes what values can
|
||||
be passed to its children.
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<os supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='firmware'>
|
||||
<value>bios</value>
|
||||
<value>efi</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<loader supported='yes'>
|
||||
<value>/usr/share/OVMF/OVMF_CODE.fd</value>
|
||||
<enum name='type'>
|
||||
<value>rom</value>
|
||||
<value>pflash</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='readonly'>
|
||||
<value>yes</value>
|
||||
<value>no</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='secure'>
|
||||
<value>yes</value>
|
||||
<value>no</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</loader>
|
||||
</os>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
The ``firmware`` enum corresponds to the ``firmware`` attribute of the ``os``
|
||||
element in the domain XML. The presence of this enum means libvirt is capable of
|
||||
the so-called firmware auto-selection feature. And the listed firmware values
|
||||
represent the accepted input in the domain XML. Note that the ``firmware`` enum
|
||||
reports only those values for which a firmware "descriptor file" exists on the
|
||||
host. Firmware descriptor file is a small JSON document that describes details
|
||||
about a given BIOS or UEFI binary on the host, e.g. the firmware binary path,
|
||||
its architecture, supported machine types, NVRAM template, etc. This ensures
|
||||
that the reported values won't cause a failure on guest boot.
|
||||
|
||||
For the ``loader`` element, the following can occur:
|
||||
|
||||
``value``
|
||||
List of known firmware binary paths. Currently this is used only to advertise
|
||||
the known location of OVMF binaries for QEMU. OVMF binaries will only be
|
||||
listed if they actually exist on host.
|
||||
``type``
|
||||
Whether the boot loader is a typical BIOS (``rom``) or a UEFI firmware
|
||||
(``pflash``). Each ``value`` sub-element under the ``type`` enum represents a
|
||||
possible value for the ``type`` attribute for the <loader/> element in the
|
||||
domain XML. E.g. the presence of ``pfalsh`` under the ``type`` enum means
|
||||
that a domain XML can use UEFI firmware via: <loader/> type="pflash"
|
||||
...>/path/to/the/firmware/binary/</loader>.
|
||||
``readonly``
|
||||
Options for the ``readonly`` attribute of the <loader/> element in the domain
|
||||
XML.
|
||||
``secure``
|
||||
Options for the ``secure`` attribute of the <loader/> element in the domain
|
||||
XML. Note that the value ``yes`` is listed only if libvirt detects a firmware
|
||||
descriptor file that has path to an OVMF binary that supports Secure boot,
|
||||
and lists its architecture and supported machine type.
|
||||
|
||||
CPU configuration
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The ``cpu`` element exposes options usable for configuring `guest
|
||||
CPUs <formatdomain.html#elementsCPU>`__.
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<cpu>
|
||||
<mode name='host-passthrough' supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='hostPassthroughMigratable'>
|
||||
<value>on</value>
|
||||
<value>off</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</mode>
|
||||
<mode name='maximum' supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='maximumMigratable'>
|
||||
<value>on</value>
|
||||
<value>off</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</mode>
|
||||
<mode name='host-model' supported='yes'>
|
||||
<model fallback='allow'>Broadwell</model>
|
||||
<vendor>Intel</vendor>
|
||||
<feature policy='disable' name='aes'/>
|
||||
<feature policy='require' name='vmx'/>
|
||||
</mode>
|
||||
<mode name='custom' supported='yes'>
|
||||
<model usable='no' deprecated='no'>Broadwell</model>
|
||||
<model usable='yes' deprecated='no'>Broadwell-noTSX</model>
|
||||
<model usable='no' deprecated='yes'>Haswell</model>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</mode>
|
||||
</cpu>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
Each CPU mode understood by libvirt is described with a ``mode`` element which
|
||||
tells whether the particular mode is supported and provides (when applicable)
|
||||
more details about it:
|
||||
|
||||
``host-passthrough``
|
||||
The ``hostPassthroughMigratable`` enum shows possible values of the
|
||||
``migratable`` attribute for the <cpu> element with
|
||||
``mode='host-passthrough'`` in the domain XML.
|
||||
``host-model``
|
||||
If ``host-model`` is supported by the hypervisor, the ``mode`` describes the
|
||||
guest CPU which will be used when starting a domain with ``host-model`` CPU.
|
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The hypervisor specifics (such as unsupported CPU models or features, machine
|
||||
type, etc.) may be accounted for in this guest CPU specification and thus the
|
||||
CPU can be different from the one shown in host capabilities XML. This is
|
||||
indicated by the ``fallback`` attribute of the ``model`` sub element:
|
||||
``allow`` means not all specifics were accounted for and thus the CPU a guest
|
||||
will see may be different; ``forbid`` indicates that the CPU a guest will see
|
||||
should match this CPU definition.
|
||||
``custom``
|
||||
The ``mode`` element contains a list of supported CPU models, each described
|
||||
by a dedicated ``model`` element. The ``usable`` attribute specifies whether
|
||||
the model can be used directly on the host. When usable='no' the
|
||||
corresponding model cannot be used without disabling some features that the
|
||||
CPU of such model is expected to have. A special value ``unknown`` indicates
|
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libvirt does not have enough information to provide the usability data. The
|
||||
``deprecated`` attribute reflects the hypervisor's policy on usage of this
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||||
model :since:`(since 7.1.0)` .
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I/O Threads
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||||
~~~~~~~~~~~
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||||
|
||||
The ``iothread`` elements indicates whether or not `I/O
|
||||
threads <formatdomain.html#elementsIOThreadsAllocation>`__ are supported.
|
||||
|
||||
::
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||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<iothread supported='yes'/>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
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||||
|
||||
Memory Backing
|
||||
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
The ``memory backing`` element indicates whether or not `memory
|
||||
backing <formatdomain.html#memory-backing>`__ is supported.
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<memoryBacking supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='sourceType'>
|
||||
<value>anonymous</value>
|
||||
<value>file</value>
|
||||
<value>memfd</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</memoryBacking>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``sourceType``
|
||||
Options for the ``type`` attribute of the <memoryBacking><source> element.
|
||||
|
||||
Devices
|
||||
~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
Another set of XML elements describe the supported devices and their
|
||||
capabilities. All devices occur as children of the main ``devices`` element.
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<disk supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='diskDevice'>
|
||||
<value>disk</value>
|
||||
<value>cdrom</value>
|
||||
<value>floppy</value>
|
||||
<value>lun</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</disk>
|
||||
<hostdev supported='no'/>
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
Reported capabilities are expressed as an enumerated list of available options
|
||||
for each of the element or attribute. For example, the <disk/> element has an
|
||||
attribute ``device`` which can support the values ``disk``, ``cdrom``,
|
||||
``floppy``, or ``lun``.
|
||||
|
||||
Hard drives, floppy disks, CDROMs
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Disk capabilities are exposed under the ``disk`` element. For instance:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<disk supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='diskDevice'>
|
||||
<value>disk</value>
|
||||
<value>cdrom</value>
|
||||
<value>floppy</value>
|
||||
<value>lun</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='bus'>
|
||||
<value>ide</value>
|
||||
<value>fdc</value>
|
||||
<value>scsi</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio</value>
|
||||
<value>xen</value>
|
||||
<value>usb</value>
|
||||
<value>sata</value>
|
||||
<value>sd</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</disk>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``diskDevice``
|
||||
Options for the ``device`` attribute of the <disk/> element.
|
||||
``bus``
|
||||
Options for the ``bus`` attribute of the <target/> element for a <disk/>.
|
||||
|
||||
Graphical framebuffers
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Graphics device capabilities are exposed under the ``graphics`` element. For
|
||||
instance:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<graphics supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='type'>
|
||||
<value>sdl</value>
|
||||
<value>vnc</value>
|
||||
<value>spice</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</graphics>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``type``
|
||||
Options for the ``type`` attribute of the <graphics/> element.
|
||||
|
||||
Video device
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Video device capabilities are exposed under the ``video`` element. For instance:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<video supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='modelType'>
|
||||
<value>vga</value>
|
||||
<value>cirrus</value>
|
||||
<value>vmvga</value>
|
||||
<value>qxl</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</video>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``modelType``
|
||||
Options for the ``type`` attribute of the <video><model> element.
|
||||
|
||||
Host device assignment
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Some host devices can be passed through to a guest (e.g. USB, PCI and SCSI).
|
||||
Well, only if the following is enabled:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<hostdev supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='mode'>
|
||||
<value>subsystem</value>
|
||||
<value>capabilities</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='startupPolicy'>
|
||||
<value>default</value>
|
||||
<value>mandatory</value>
|
||||
<value>requisite</value>
|
||||
<value>optional</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='subsysType'>
|
||||
<value>usb</value>
|
||||
<value>pci</value>
|
||||
<value>scsi</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='capsType'>
|
||||
<value>storage</value>
|
||||
<value>misc</value>
|
||||
<value>net</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='pciBackend'>
|
||||
<value>default</value>
|
||||
<value>kvm</value>
|
||||
<value>vfio</value>
|
||||
<value>xen</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</hostdev>
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``mode``
|
||||
Options for the ``mode`` attribute of the <hostdev/> element.
|
||||
``startupPolicy``
|
||||
Options for the ``startupPolicy`` attribute of the <hostdev/> element.
|
||||
``subsysType``
|
||||
Options for the ``type`` attribute of the <hostdev/> element in case of
|
||||
``mode="subsystem"``.
|
||||
``capsType``
|
||||
Options for the ``type`` attribute of the <hostdev/> element in case of
|
||||
``mode="capabilities"``.
|
||||
``pciBackend``
|
||||
Options for the ``name`` attribute of the <driver/> element.
|
||||
|
||||
RNG device
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
RNG device capabilities are exposed under the ``rng`` element. For instance:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<rng supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='model'>
|
||||
<value>virtio</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio-transitional</value>
|
||||
<value>virtio-non-transitional</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
<enum name='backendModel'>
|
||||
<value>random</value>
|
||||
<value>egd</value>
|
||||
<value>builtin</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</rng>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``model``
|
||||
Options for the ``model`` attribute of the <rng> element.
|
||||
``backendModel``
|
||||
Options for the ``model`` attribute of the <rng><backend> element.
|
||||
|
||||
Filesystem device
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Filesystem device capabilities are exposed under the ``filesystem`` element. For
|
||||
instance:
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<devices>
|
||||
<filesystem supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='driverType'>
|
||||
<value>default</value>
|
||||
<value>path</value>
|
||||
<value>handle</value>
|
||||
<value>virtiofs</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</filesystem>
|
||||
...
|
||||
</devices>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
``driverType``
|
||||
Options for the ``type`` attribute of the <filesystem><driver> element.
|
||||
|
||||
Features
|
||||
~~~~~~~~
|
||||
|
||||
One more set of XML elements describe the supported features and their
|
||||
capabilities. All features occur as children of the main ``features`` element.
|
||||
|
||||
::
|
||||
|
||||
<domainCapabilities>
|
||||
...
|
||||
<features>
|
||||
<gic supported='yes'>
|
||||
<enum name='version'>
|
||||
<value>2</value>
|
||||
<value>3</value>
|
||||
</enum>
|
||||
</gic>
|
||||
<vmcoreinfo supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<genid supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<backingStoreInput supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<backup supported='yes'/>
|
||||
<sev>
|
||||
<cbitpos>47</cbitpos>
|
||||
<reduced-phys-bits>1</reduced-phys-bits>
|
||||
</sev>
|
||||
</features>
|
||||
</domainCapabilities>
|
||||
|
||||
Reported capabilities are expressed as an enumerated list of possible values for
|
||||
each of the elements or attributes. For example, the ``gic`` element has an
|
||||
attribute ``version`` which can support the values ``2`` or ``3``.
|
||||
|
||||
For information about the purpose of each feature, see the `relevant
|
||||
section <formatdomain.html#elementsFeatures>`__ in the domain XML documentation.
|
||||
|
||||
GIC capabilities
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
GIC capabilities are exposed under the ``gic`` element.
|
||||
|
||||
``version``
|
||||
Options for the ``version`` attribute of the ``gic`` element.
|
||||
|
||||
vmcoreinfo
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Reports whether the vmcoreinfo feature can be enabled.
|
||||
|
||||
genid
|
||||
^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Reports whether the genid feature can be used by the domain.
|
||||
|
||||
backingStoreInput
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Reports whether the hypervisor will obey the <backingStore> elements configured
|
||||
for a <disk> when booting the guest, hotplugging the disk to a running guest, or
|
||||
similar. :since:`(Since 5.10)`
|
||||
|
||||
backup
|
||||
^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Reports whether the hypervisor supports the backup, checkpoint, and related
|
||||
features. (``virDomainBackupBegin``, ``virDomainCheckpointCreateXML`` etc). The
|
||||
presence of the ``backup`` element even if ``supported='no'`` implies that the
|
||||
``VIR_DOMAIN_UNDEFINE_CHECKPOINTS_METADATA`` flag for ``virDomainUndefine`` is
|
||||
supported.
|
||||
|
||||
s390-pv capability
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
Reports whether the hypervisor supports the Protected Virtualization. In order
|
||||
to use Protected Virtualization with libvirt have a look at the `launchSecurity
|
||||
element in the domain XML <formatdomain.html#launchSecurity>`__. For more
|
||||
details on the Protected Virtualization feature please see `Protected
|
||||
Virtualization on s390 <kbase/s390_protected_virt.html>`__.
|
||||
|
||||
SEV capabilities
|
||||
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|
||||
|
||||
AMD Secure Encrypted Virtualization (SEV) capabilities are exposed under the
|
||||
``sev`` element. SEV is an extension to the AMD-V architecture which supports
|
||||
running virtual machines (VMs) under the control of a hypervisor. When
|
||||
supported, guest owner can create a VM whose memory contents will be
|
||||
transparently encrypted with a key unique to that VM.
|
||||
|
||||
For more details on the SEV feature, please follow resources in the AMD
|
||||
developer's document store. In order to use SEV with libvirt have a look at `SEV
|
||||
in domain XML <formatdomain.html#launchSecurity>`__
|
||||
|
||||
``cbitpos``
|
||||
When memory encryption is enabled, one of the physical address bits (aka the
|
||||
C-bit) is utilized to mark if a memory page is protected. The C-bit position
|
||||
is Hypervisor dependent.
|
||||
``reducedPhysBits``
|
||||
When memory encryption is enabled, we lose certain bits in physical address
|
||||
space. The number of bits we lose is hypervisor dependent.
|
||||
``maxGuests``
|
||||
The maximum number of SEV guests that can be launched on the host. This value
|
||||
may be configurable in the firmware for some hosts.
|
||||
``maxESGuests``
|
||||
The maximum number of SEV-ES guests that can be launched on the host. This
|
||||
value may be configurable in the firmware for some hosts.
|
||||
@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ specification can be used:
|
||||
</disk>
|
||||
|
||||
This makes libvirt follow the settings as configured in the XML. Note that this
|
||||
is supported only when the https://libvirt.org/formatdomaincaps.html#featureBackingStoreInput
|
||||
is supported only when the https://libvirt.org/formatdomaincaps.html#backingstoreinput
|
||||
capability is present.
|
||||
|
||||
An empty ``<backingStore/>`` element signals the end of the chain. Using this
|
||||
|
||||
@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ docs_html_in_files = [
|
||||
'404',
|
||||
'docs',
|
||||
'formatcaps',
|
||||
'formatdomaincaps',
|
||||
'formatnetwork',
|
||||
'formatnode',
|
||||
'formatnwfilter',
|
||||
@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ docs_rst_files = [
|
||||
'formatcheckpoint',
|
||||
'formatdomain',
|
||||
'formatnetworkport',
|
||||
'formatdomaincaps',
|
||||
'formatsecret',
|
||||
'formatsnapshot',
|
||||
'formatstorage',
|
||||
|
||||
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Reference in New Issue
Block a user