diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/hybrid.xml
index b568c2bc0..f47203fa0 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/hybrid.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/industry.xml
index 22b5fcb70..f242c8e6d 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/industry.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
        <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/logical_partition.xml
index 2363ded96..2128b1601 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/logical_partition.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc.xml
index 0cefc1bde..3c229d2fe 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml
index 2fdea0959..a5b4130ad 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aliaag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aliaag.xml
index 431798e32..4f6594a04 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aliaag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_aliaag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index ccddd6d9d..75424e58c 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-mrb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/logical_partition.xml
index 81160c015..90748e7e8 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/logical_partition.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index 2348503bc..bc6462699 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2-n3350/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/hybrid.xml
index 53d269d58..83c79b2a9 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/hybrid.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/industry.xml
index 3c9481260..6703e75b3 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/industry.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/logical_partition.xml
index 2bb7cdb8f..04f155df2 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/logical_partition.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc.xml
index 821b9c7d2..51bcfd5fb 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml
index c1c903514..771c897de 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_aaag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index 11539f20c..c66b7d154 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/apl-up2/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/cfl-k700-i7/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/cfl-k700-i7/industry.xml
index 2a4c3f47c..ccd51e749 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/cfl-k700-i7/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/cfl-k700-i7/industry.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid.xml
index 679576cce..26702a8be 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
             <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
                 <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
             </IVSHMEM>
         </FEATURES>
         <MEMORY>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt.xml
index 66e9bae52..66854bfb5 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
             <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
                 <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">y</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
+                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 2, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
             </IVSHMEM>
         </FEATURES>
         <MEMORY>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt_fusa.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt_fusa.xml
index 02a370552..fbf6e67be 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt_fusa.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/hybrid_rt_fusa.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
             <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
                 <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
             </IVSHMEM>
         </FEATURES>
         <MEMORY>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry.xml
index bb5428df9..dc6271ed4 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
             <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
                 <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
             </IVSHMEM>
         </FEATURES>
         <MEMORY>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
index e6578d621..1f886afb1 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
index db38edea2..07d3b545b 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
index cd51f8be9..d215636a5 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index 70a7cb23e..07b4d2f87 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_6uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_6uos.xml
index 4507518bd..e696d9d05 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_6uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/industry_launch_6uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-	    <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	    <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	    </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	    </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/logical_partition.xml
index d3ef010cc..6135fcc68 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/logical_partition.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
             <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
                 <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
             </IVSHMEM>
         </FEATURES>
         <MEMORY>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc.xml
index 1ddee04ac..eb120a6ff 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc.xml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
             <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
             <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
                 <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+                <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
             </IVSHMEM>
         </FEATURES>
         <MEMORY>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index 08ecf4bed..ba1234bd0 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
index bd06c7726..c22483590 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/ehl-crb-b/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid.xml
index 8d21d5ee0..0ca7cfc56 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_launch_1uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_launch_1uos.xml
index b30c31eb9..1df10354d 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_launch_1uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_launch_1uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_rt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_rt.xml
index b455355a3..ee1cf02ae 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_rt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/hybrid_rt.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">y</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 2, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry.xml
index 24bce8169..bc7262a50 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_1uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_1uos.xml
index e2c02b2c3..6c7a2ac0f 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_1uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_1uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index 84bcfc1dd..e55a69f34 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -48,8 +48,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/logical_partition.xml
index 4ac28b524..9e51365eb 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/logical_partition.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc.xml
index ec153c87a..3ae0f0636 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc_launch_1uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc_launch_1uos.xml
index ba26345d8..9ad2d29e6 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc_launch_1uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/generic/sdc_launch_1uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/hybrid.xml
index 4b9aa9302..23e2348e1 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/hybrid.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry.xml
index 94be102ef..8d4093c40 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
index bb2bfc6ad..4c4e0f97b 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
index 0c3306df6..b5acd00bd 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
index ad0e9d45c..fd1464051 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index dd3e55625..2fa2ebf68 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_6uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_6uos.xml
index ce223dc56..fa1dd32eb 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_6uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/industry_launch_6uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
@@ -88,8 +88,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -160,8 +160,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -196,8 +196,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-	    <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	    <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	    </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/logical_partition.xml
index d8b95f2a5..8db2daba9 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/logical_partition.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc.xml
index 564423af4..35d29d833 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index ae4d6b009..cdf64defd 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
index f119cc8d1..95ec7425d 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc6cayh/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/hybrid.xml
index 7f3bde392..e99ef0934 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/hybrid.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry.xml
index b37a684c4..7cb68dae2 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
index acd2b9d6d..58448a49e 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
index 9b3bba3ef..c96ed6085 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
index b5a1fd249..c9a7e8aa4 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index fb05aa016..802c1f113 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_6uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_6uos.xml
index a858b7913..1e1ecb9aa 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_6uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/industry_launch_6uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/logical_partition.xml
index 2581215e0..d5d8cc7e3 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/logical_partition.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc.xml
index 71d780d7e..84ce3918a 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index 34023b232..01104981b 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
index 2f33bfd78..ca5f6aba7 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/nuc7i7dnb/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/qemu/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/qemu/sdc.xml
index f0e81a327..8ffddf0fd 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/qemu/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/qemu/sdc.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/HV.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/HV.xml
index c354e5519..3165cd967 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/HV.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/HV.xml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_RT_VM.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_RT_VM.xml
index ce1cbff7c..7478ccbdf 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_RT_VM.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_RT_VM.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 		<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 			<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 		</cpu_affinity>
-		<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-			<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+		<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+			<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 		</shm_regions>
 
 		<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_STD_VM.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_STD_VM.xml
index 590b9a381..04925a197 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_STD_VM.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/template/LAUNCH_POST_STD_VM.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 		<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 			<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 		</cpu_affinity>
-		<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-			<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+		<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+			<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 		</shm_regions>
 
 		<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid.xml
index 3c7cd6c38..2429b355e 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid_rt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid_rt.xml
index 3df646b8c..dc5ba8dd5 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid_rt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/hybrid_rt.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">y</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 2, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry.xml
index e0679f77b..f1a8a8a35 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
index 86364ad1f..bc65125e5 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index d7ae397dc..0ee5fc048 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/logical_partition.xml
index 449d06896..8128c2f29 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/logical_partition.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc.xml
index 070c81f28..c051b98db 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index 036ad81ed..f37f8140b 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
index b7b466775..bb75448ea 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/tgl-rvp/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid.xml
index d8366a053..b97d56894 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid_rt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid_rt.xml
index 53cbad060..f1cf54e6e 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid_rt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/hybrid_rt.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">y</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 2, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry.xml
index 951ddd73c..06cd30527 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
index 22f260aa6..0602e9a72 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
index 3d94f8be0..94114b6b6 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
index 9563ca896..ccbfc155a 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index 327954293..d95596f97 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_6uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_6uos.xml
index 75e1dd61f..42f6eb69f 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_6uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/industry_launch_6uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		    <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	    </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/logical_partition.xml
index 13fe77e85..8da6cf35f 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/logical_partition.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc.xml
index 2b4cee1b5..dc935ab75 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index aabcd5e75..d708e420b 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
index bf616355e..687d99816 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i5/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid.xml
index 71856aa97..d9fa57c80 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid_rt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid_rt.xml
index 97ef1ce5b..97de07584 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid_rt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/hybrid_rt.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">y</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2">hv:/shm_region_0, 2, 0:2</IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry.xml
index 357e562ca..862dca3b1 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
index a744d71a3..384e0ce9d 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_hardrt.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
index 247362e77..cf9763be1 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_vxworks.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
index 6f281cd04..2f67bb227 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_1uos_waag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_2uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_2uos.xml
index 789e4517d..5c0c33524 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_2uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_2uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_6uos.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_6uos.xml
index 31a525ebd..ed49fe60e 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_6uos.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/industry_launch_6uos.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 	<passthrough_devices>
 		<usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device"></usb_xdci>
@@ -86,8 +86,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -122,8 +122,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
@@ -194,8 +194,8 @@
         <cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
             <pcpu_id />
         </cpu_affinity>
-        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+        <shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+            <shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
         </shm_regions>
         <passthrough_devices>
             <usb_xdci desc="vm usb_xdci device" />
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/logical_partition.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/logical_partition.xml
index f2e127e52..b7247335a 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/logical_partition.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/logical_partition.xml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc.xml
index 7b3cd9d20..053ba1bcb 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc.xml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
         <MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED desc="Force to disable software workaround for Machine Check Error on Page Size Change.">n</MCE_ON_PSC_DISABLED>
         <IVSHMEM desc="IVSHMEM configuration">
             <IVSHMEM_ENABLED desc="Enable Share Memory between VMs by IVSHMEM.">n</IVSHMEM_ENABLED>
-            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the name, size, colon separated IDs of communication VMs of share memory region, separated by comma like this: hv:/shm_region_0, 0x200000, 0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
+            <IVSHMEM_REGION desc="the shared memory region name (starting with hv:/, size (in MB), and IDs of all VMs (separated by a colon) sharing this region, for example hv:/sharename,2,0:2"></IVSHMEM_REGION>
         </IVSHMEM>
     </FEATURES>
 
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
index 4ee58f2d2..3fb1bbd67 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_laag.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>
diff --git a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
index de006233a..f60416224 100644
--- a/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
+++ b/misc/vm_configs/xmls/config-xmls/whl-ipc-i7/sdc_launch_1uos_zephyr.xml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
 	<cpu_affinity desc="List of pCPU that this VM's vCPUs are pinned to.">
 		<pcpu_id></pcpu_id>
 	</cpu_affinity>
-	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memrory regions for inter-VM communication.">
-		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, formated as hv:/shm_region_0,2097152"></shm_region>
+	<shm_regions desc="List of shared memory regions for inter-VM communication.">
+		<shm_region desc="configure the shm regions for current VM, for example hv:/sharename,2"></shm_region>
 	</shm_regions>
 
 	<passthrough_devices>