Add up-to-date information about creating and defining mediated devices in libvirt. Signed-off-by: Jonathon Jongsma <jjongsma(a)redhat.com&gt; --- docs/drvnodedev.html.in | 83 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------- 1 file changed, 62 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/drvnodedev.html.in b/docs/drvnodedev.html.in index 84c3bd3ef9..09ab063aab 100644 --- a/docs/drvnodedev.html.in +++ b/docs/drvnodedev.html.in @@ -14,13 +14,26 @@ <p> The node device driver provides means to list and show details about host - devices (<code>virsh nodedev-list</code>, - <code>virsh nodedev-dumpxml</code>), which are generic and can be used - with all devices. It also provides means to create and destroy devices - (<code>virsh nodedev-create</code>, <code>virsh nodedev-destroy</code>) - which are meant to be used to create virtual devices, currently only - supported by NPIV - (<a href="https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/NPIV_in_libvirt">more info about NPIV)</a>). + devices (<code>virsh nodedev-list</code>, <code>virsh nodedev-info</code>, + and <code>virsh nodedev-dumpxml</code>), which are generic and can be used + with all devices. It also provides the means to manage virtual devices. + Persistently-defined virtual devices are only supported for mediated + devices, while transient devices are supported by both mediated devices + and NPIV (<a href="https://wiki.libvirt.org/page/NPIV_in_libvirt">more + info about NPIV)</a>). + </p> + <p> + Persistent virtual devices are managed with + <code>virsh nodedev-define</code> and <code>virsh nodedev-undefine</code>. + Persistent devices can be configured to start manually or automatically + using <code>virsh nodedev-autostart</code>. Inactive devices can be made + active with <code>virsh nodedev-start</code>. + </p> + <p> + Transient virtual devices are started and stopped with the commands + <code>virsh nodedev-create</code> and <code>virsh nodedev-destroy</code>. + </p> + <p> Devices on the host system are arranged in a tree-like hierarchy, with the root node being called <code>computer</code>. The node device driver supports udev backend (HAL backend was removed in <code>6.8.0</code>). @@ -198,6 +211,7 @@ &lt;/driver&gt; &lt;capability type='mdev'&gt; &lt;type id='nvidia-11'/&gt; + &lt;uuid&gt;4b20d080-1b54-4048-85b3-a6a62d165c01&lt;/uuid&gt; &lt;iommuGroup number='12'/&gt; &lt;/capability&gt; &lt;/device&gt;</pre> @@ -216,22 +230,31 @@ display device details (<span class="since">Since 3.4.0</span>) </li> + <li> + create transient mediated devices + (<span class="since">Since 6.5.0</span>) + </li> + <li> + define persistent mediated devices + (<span class="since">Since 7.3.0</span>) + </li> </ul> <p> Because mediated devices are instantiated from vendor specific templates, simply called 'types', information describing these types is contained - within the parent device's capabilities - (see the example in <a href="#PCI">PCI host devices</a>). + within the parent device's capabilities (see the example in <a + href="#PCI">PCI host devices</a>). To list all devices capable of + creating mediated devices, the following command can be used. </p> + <pre>$ virsh nodedev-list --cap mdev_types</pre> <p> To see the supported mediated device types on a specific physical device use the following: </p> - <pre> -$ ls /sys/class/mdev_bus/&lt;device&gt;/mdev_supported_types</pre> + <pre>$ virsh nodedev-dumpxml &lt;device&gt;</pre> <p> Before creating a mediated device, unbind the device from the respective @@ -252,22 +275,40 @@ echo $subchannel &gt; /sys/bus/css/drivers/vfio_ccw/bind </pre> <p> - To manually instantiate a mediated device, use one of the following as a - reference. For a CCW device, use the subchannel ID instead of the device - ID. + To instantiate a transient mediated device, create an XML file representing the + device. See above for information about the mediated device xml format. </p> - <pre> -$ uuidgen &gt; /sys/class/mdev_bus/&lt;device&gt;/mdev_supported_types/&lt;type&gt;/create -... -$ echo &lt;UUID&gt; &gt; /sys/class/mdev_bus/&lt;device&gt;/mdev_supported_types/&lt;type&gt;/create</pre> + <pre>$ virsh nodedev-create &lt;xml-file&gt; +Node device '&lt;device-name&gt;' created from '&lt;xml-file&gt;'</pre> <p> - Manual removal of a mediated device is then performed as follows: + If you would like to persistently define the device so that it will be + maintained across host reboots, use <code>virsh nodedev-define</code> + instead of <code>nodedev-craete</code>: </p> - <pre> -$ echo 1 &gt; /sys/bus/mdev/devices/&lt;uuid&gt;/remove</pre> + <pre>$ virsh nodedev-define &lt;xml-file&gt; +Node device '&lt;device-name&gt;' defined from '&lt;xml-file&gt;'</pre> + + <p> + To start an instance of this device definition, use the following command: + </p> + + <pre>$ virsh nodedev-start &lt;device-name&gt;</pre> + <p> + Active mediated device instances can be stopped using <code>virsh + nodedev-destroy</code>, and persistent device definitions can be removed + using <code>virsh nodedev-undefine</code>. + </p> + + <p> + If a mediated device is defined persistently, it can also be set to be + automatically started whenever the host reboots or when the parent device + becomes available. In order to autostart a mediated device, use the + following command: + </p> + <pre>$ virsh nodedev-autostart &lt;device-name&gt;</pre> </body> </html> -- 2.31.1