linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio-spec: Define virtio-mmio registers as LE

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Date:	Fri, 01 Mar 2013 13:16:52 +0000
From:	Marc Zyngier <marc.zyngier@....com>
To:	Pawel Moll <Pawel.Moll@....com>
CC:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org" 
	<virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio-spec: Define virtio-mmio registers as LE

On 01/03/13 12:37, Pawel Moll wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-03-01 at 11:21 +0000, Marc Zyngier wrote:
>>> Having said that, Rusty was contemplating enforcing LE config space in
>>> the new PCI layout...
>>
>> I wouldn't complain about that, and would like to see a similar thing on
>> MMIO.
> 
> Wherever PCI goes, MMIO follows :-)

Sweet. Makes my life easier ;-).

>> Well, it was unclear enough for me to get confused... ;-) It would make
>> sense to have a wording similar to the one in the PCI section.
> 
> How about this?
> 
> 8<---------
> From a80f01f15397395a8fc49ef424a2d47c8be0937a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>
> Date: Fri, 1 Mar 2013 12:35:06 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] virtio-spec: Clarify virtio-mmio configuration space organisation
> 
> To clarify potential confusion regarding the configuration
> space organisation (endianness in particular) the spec
> should clearly state that it follows the PCI device behaviour.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Pawel Moll <pawel.moll@....com>

Looks good to me!

	M.
-- 
Jazz is not dead. It just smells funny...

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