linux-kernel - Re: [RFCv2 00/12] Introduce host-side virtio queue and CAIF Virtio.

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Date:	Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:05:49 +1030
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:	Sjur Brændeland <sjurbren@...il.com>,
	Linus Walleij <linus.walleij@...aro.org>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Sjur Brændeland <sjur.brandeland@...ricsson.com>,
	Ohad Ben-Cohen <ohad@...ery.com>
Subject: Re: [RFCv2 00/12] Introduce host-side virtio queue and CAIF Virtio.

Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> writes:
> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> writes:
>> On Wed, Jan 16, 2013 at 01:43:32PM +1030, Rusty Russell wrote:
>>> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com> writes:
>>> >> +static int resize_iovec(struct vringh_iov *iov, gfp_t gfp)
>>> >> +{
>>> >> +	struct iovec *new;
>>> >> +	unsigned int new_num = iov->max * 2;
>>> >
>>> > We must limit this I think, this is coming
>>> > from userspace. How about UIO_MAXIOV?
>>> 
>>> We limit it to the ring size already;
>>
>> 1. do we limit it in case there's a loop in the descriptor ring?

I didn't get a chance to do these revisions, as I spent today debugging
the test framework.  I won't get any more work on it until next week, so
I've posted a rough series anyway for feedback (can also be found
in my pending-rebases branch on kernel.org).

Thanks!
Rusty.
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