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QNX Hypervisor and QNX Hypervisor for Safety
The QNX Hypervisor and QNX Hypervisor for Safety products allow you to run multiple OSs on a target system so you can separate critical and non-critical functions, support a wide variety of applications, and reduce hardware costs.
Virtual Device Developer's API Reference
The Virtual Device Developer's API Reference presents the QNX hypervisor public virtual device (vdev) API. It is intended for use by developers writing virtual devices (vdevs) in a QNX hypervisor system.
log.h
Controls for logging messages
qvm_log_severity_t
Data type for severity of a log report

QNX Momentics IDE User's Guide
This User's Guide describes version 8.0 of the Integrated Development Environment (IDE) that's part of the QNX Tool Suite.
QNX Software Development Platform
QNX SDP is a cross-compiling and debugging environment, including an IDE and command-line tools, for building binary images and programs for target boards running the QNX OS 8.0.
QNX Software in the Cloud
QNX Software in the Cloud enables developers to use the QNX software in Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure (Azure).
QNX Toolkit for Visual Studio Code
This User's Guide describes the QNX^® Toolkit for Visual Studio Code. The guide introduces you to the QNX Toolkit by explaining the QNX development environment and how to build, run, and debug your QNX^® Operating System (OS) applications and systems.
QNX Hypervisor and QNX Hypervisor for Safety
The QNX Hypervisor and QNX Hypervisor for Safety products allow you to run multiple OSs on a target system so you can separate critical and non-critical functions, support a wide variety of applications, and reduce hardware costs.
- User's Guide
  This User's Guide explains the QNX hypervisor architecture and provides instructions for installing and running a QNX hypervisor system, changing system components and configuration, and using hypervisor features such as virtual devices (vdevs).
- Virtual Device Developer's Guide
  The Virtual Device Developer's Guide is intended for use by developers writing virtual devices (vdevs) in a QNX hypervisor system.
- Virtual Device Developer's API Reference
  The Virtual Device Developer's API Reference presents the QNX hypervisor public virtual device (vdev) API. It is intended for use by developers writing virtual devices (vdevs) in a QNX hypervisor system.
  - Function Safety
    This section provides an overview of the restrictions that may apply when using the functions in this API.
  - aarch64/vmid.h
    Functions to access a guest's VMID (ARM)
  - abi.h
    Application binary interface (ABI) information
  - cdev.h
    Support routines for virtual character devices
  - firmware.h
    Functions for working with the firmware components of the VM presented to the guest
  - gasp.h
    Definitions and functions for working in guest address spaces
  - guest.h
    Controls for manipulating a guest system
  - hpci.h
    Host PCI interface for vdevs
  - hw_pci.h
    PCI support for vdevs
  - log.h
    Controls for logging messages
    - Definitions in log.h
      Preprocessor macro definitions for the log.h header file
    - qvm_fatal()
      Terminate the qvm process and output a fatal error message
    - qvm_log_level_t
      Data type for logging level of a log report
    - qvm_log_severity_t
      Data type for severity of a log report
    - qvm_log_source_t
      Data type for source of a log report
    - qvm_report()
      Output vdev status information
    - vdev_logf()
      Output a formatted string to the log
  - types.h
    vdev API base types
  - utils.h
    Miscellaneous utility functions
  - vdev-core.h
    Definitions and functions that support vdev control functions and callbacks
  - vio.h
    Definitions and functions for working with VIRTIO vdevs
  - vpci.h
    Controls for virtual PCI (vPCI) devices
  - wdog.h
    Constants, data types, and functions to support virtual watchdog devices
  - x86_64/apic.h
    Definitions for the virtual APIC bus (x86)
Typographical Conventions, Support, and Licensing
This section describes the typographical conventions used throughout the documentation, explains how to obtain technical support, and provides some information about licensing.

qvm_log_severity_t

Data type for severity of a log report

Synopsis:

#include <qvm/log.h>

typedef uint32_t qvm_log_severity_t;

Description:

The qvm_log_severity_t data type represents a log report's severity. For more information, refer to the QSEV_* constants.

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