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11.7.1.1
Virtualization Controls
The Virtualization Acceleration Control (
vac
) and Virtualization Disable Control (
vdc
)
fields in the VPD contain configuration control bits which define the set of events that
will cause an intercept from PAL to the VMM. The virtualization controls are divided into
two categories:
1. Virtualization Acceleration Control – these control bits enable virtualization
optimization support of a particular resource or instruction.
describe these control bits.
2. Virtualization Disable Control – these control bits disable the virtualization of a
particular resource or instruction.
describe these
control bits.
The
vac
and
vdc
settings are specified by the VMM during virtual processor initialization
when the PAL_VP_CREATE procedure is called, and cannot be changed until the virtual
processor is terminated by PAL_VP_TERMINATE.
Table 11-18. Virtual Processor Descriptor (VPD) – VCR[0-127]
Register
Name
Class
VCR0-15
No accelerations require these virtual control registers.
VCR16
VIPSR
a_from_int_cr, a_to_int_cr
VCR17
VISR
VCR18
No accelerations require this virtual control register.
VCR19
VIIP
a_from_int_cr, a_to_int_cr
VCR20
VIFA
Always
VCR21
VITIR
Always
VCR22
VIIPA
a_from_int_cr, a_to_int_cr
VCR23
VIFS
a_cover, a_from_int_cr, a_to_int_cr
VCR24
VIIM
a_from_int_cr, a_to_int_cr
VCR25
VIHA
VCR26
VIIB0
VCR27
VIIB1
VCR28-65
No accelerations require these virtual control registers.
VCR66
VTPR
a_int
VCR67-127
No accelerations require these virtual control registers.
Figure 11-13. Virtualization Acceleration Control (
vac
)
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 21 20 19 18 17 16 15 14 13 12 11 10 9
8
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Reserved
Acceleration Controls
63 62 61 60 59 58 57 56 55 54 53 52 51 50 49 48 47 46 45 44 43 42 41 40 39 38 37 36 35 34 33 32
Reserved
Table 11-19. Virtualization Acceleration Control (
vac
) Fields
Field
Bit
Description
a_int
0
Enable the virtual external interrupt optimization. See
tual External Interrupt Optimization” on page 2:338
for details.
a_from_int_cr
1
Enable the interruption control register (CR16-27) read optimization. See
Section 11.7.4.2.2, “Interruption Control Register Read Optimization” on
page 2:340
for details.
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