linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RFC] virtio-pci: flexible configuration layout

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Message-ID: <4EB29926.9030509@redhat.com>
Date:	Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:37:42 +0200
From:	Avi Kivity <avi@...hat.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
CC:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
	lkml - Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Alexey Kardashevskiy <aik@...abs.ru>,
	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>,
	Christian Borntraeger <borntraeger@...ibm.com>,
	Krishna Kumar <krkumar2@...ibm.com>,
	Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>,
	Wang Sheng-Hui <shhuiw@...il.com>,
	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RFC] virtio-pci: flexible configuration layout

On 11/03/2011 02:11 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> On Thu, Nov 03, 2011 at 12:37:04PM +0200, Avi Kivity wrote:
> > On 11/03/2011 01:31 AM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > > Add a flexible mechanism to specify virtio configuration layout, using
> > > pci vendor-specific capability.  A separate capability is used for each
> > > of common, device specific and data-path accesses.
> > >
> > >
> > 
> > How about posting the spec change instead of patches?
>
> We need both of course but I typically start with patches.
> Easier to see whether it's even possible to implement the
> spec without overhauling all of the code.

Patches are okay for someone familiar with the code.  For others, they
require more effort.

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