docs: kvm: Fix KVM_KVMCLOCK_CTRL API doc

The KVM_KVMCLOCK_CTRL ioctl signals to supported KVM guests
that the hypervisor has paused it. Update the documentation to
reflect that the guest is notified by this API.

Signed-off-by: Joshua Abraham <sinisterpatrician@gmail.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20200501223624.GA25826@josh-ZenBook
Signed-off-by: Jonathan Corbet <corbet@lwn.net>

diff --git a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
index efbbe570aa9b7b3bf581e89e1508fb611294bf81..d2c1cbce1018de6656048c07847141a1d336440e 100644 (file)
--- a/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/virt/kvm/api.rst
@@ -2572,13 +2572,15 @@ list in 4.68.
 :Parameters: None
 :Returns: 0 on success, -1 on error
 
-This signals to the host kernel that the specified guest is being paused by
-userspace.  The host will set a flag in the pvclock structure that is checked
-from the soft lockup watchdog.  The flag is part of the pvclock structure that
-is shared between guest and host, specifically the second bit of the flags
+This ioctl sets a flag accessible to the guest indicating that the specified
+vCPU has been paused by the host userspace.
+
+The host will set a flag in the pvclock structure that is checked from the
+soft lockup watchdog.  The flag is part of the pvclock structure that is
+shared between guest and host, specifically the second bit of the flags
 field of the pvclock_vcpu_time_info structure.  It will be set exclusively by
 the host and read/cleared exclusively by the guest.  The guest operation of
-checking and clearing the flag must an atomic operation so
+checking and clearing the flag must be an atomic operation so
 load-link/store-conditional, or equivalent must be used.  There are two cases
 where the guest will clear the flag: when the soft lockup watchdog timer resets
 itself or when a soft lockup is detected.  This ioctl can be called any time