linux-kernel - Re: virtio scsi host draft specification, v3

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jun 2011 21:03:59 +0930
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linux Virtualization <virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	qemu-devel <qemu-devel@...gnu.org>,
	Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>,
	Christoph Hellwig <chellwig@...hat.com>,
	Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	"kvm\@vger.kernel.org" <kvm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: virtio scsi host draft specification, v3

On Thu, 09 Jun 2011 08:59:27 +0200, Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@...hat.com> wrote:
> On 06/09/2011 01:28 AM, Rusty Russell wrote:
> >> >  after some preliminary discussion on the QEMU mailing list, I present a
> >> >  draft specification for a virtio-based SCSI host (controller, HBA, you
> >> >  name it).
> >
> > OK, I'm impressed.  This is very well written and it doesn't make any of
> > the obvious mistakes wrt. virtio.
> 
> Thanks very much, and thanks to those who corrected my early mistakes.
> 
> > I assume you have an implementation, as well?
> 
> Unfortunately not; "we're working on it", which means I should start in 
> July when I come back from vacation.
> 
> Do you prefer to wait for one before I make a patch to the LyX source? 
> In the meanwhile, can you reserve a subsystem ID for me?
> 
> Paolo

Sure, you can have the next subsystem ID.

It's a pain to patch once it's in LyX, so let's get the implementation
base on what you posted here an see how much it changes first...

Cheers,
Rusty.
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