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diff --git a/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc b/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc index 867c8216b5..f40ee03ecc 100644 --- a/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc +++ b/docs/system/cpu-models-x86.rst.inc @@ -39,6 +39,28 @@ CPU, as they would with "Host passthrough", but gives much of the benefit of passthrough, while making live migration safe. +ABI compatibility levels for CPU models +^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ + +The x86_64 architecture has a number of `ABI compatibility levels`_ +defined. Traditionally most operating systems and toolchains would +only target the original baseline ABI. It is expected that in +future OS and toolchains are likely to target newer ABIs. The +table that follows illustrates which ABI compatibility levels +can be satisfied by the QEMU CPU models. Note that the table only +lists the long term stable CPU model versions (eg Haswell-v4). +In addition to whats listed, there are also many CPU model +aliases which resolve to a different CPU model version, +depending on the machine type is in use. + +.. _ABI compatibility levels: https://gitlab.com/x86-psABIs/x86-64-ABI/ + +.. csv-table:: x86-64 ABI compatibility levels + :file: cpu-models-x86-abi.csv + :widths: 40,15,15,15,15 + :header-rows: 2 + + Preferred CPU models for Intel x86 hosts ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ |