linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv2 RFC] virtio-pci: flexible configuration layout

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Date:	Mon, 5 Dec 2011 11:16:05 -0800
From:	Jesse Barnes <jbarnes@...tuousgeek.org>
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>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv2 RFC] virtio-pci: flexible configuration layout

On Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:18:55 +0200
"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> 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.
> 
> Warning: compiled only.
> This patch also needs to be split up, pci_iomap changes
> also need arch updates for non-x86.
> There might also be more spec changes.
> 
> Posting here for early feedback, and to allow Sasha to
> proceed with his "kvm tool" work.
> 
> Changes from v1:
> Updated to match v3 of the spec, see:
> 	Subject: [PATCHv3 RFC] virtio-spec: flexible configuration layout
> 	Message-ID: <20111110122436.GA13144@...hat.com>
> 	In-Reply-To: <20111109195901.GA28155@...hat.com>

Looks like this conflicts with your other iomap changes... I didn't
check your latest tree; do you just add another patch on top for the
virtio changes now?

Thanks,
-- 
Jesse Barnes, Intel Open Source Technology Center

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