linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 01/15] virtio_pci: fix virtio spec compliance on restore

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Date:	Tue, 7 Oct 2014 15:51:15 +0300
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org, stable@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 01/15] virtio_pci: fix virtio spec compliance on
 restore

On Tue, Oct 07, 2014 at 05:35:13PM +0530, Amit Shah wrote:
> On (Mon) 06 Oct 2014 [18:10:40], Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> > On restore, virtio pci does the following:
> > + set features
> > + init vqs etc - device can be used at this point!
> > + set ACKNOWLEDGE,DRIVER and DRIVER_OK status bits
> > 
> > This is in violation of the virtio spec, which
> > requires the following order:
> > - ACKNOWLEDGE
> > - DRIVER
> > - init vqs
> > - DRIVER_OK
> > 
> > This behaviour will break with hypervisors that assume spec compliant
> > behaviour.  It seems like a good idea to have this patch applied to
> > stable branches to reduce the support butden for the hypervisors.
> > 
> > Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org
> > Cc: Amit Shah <amit.shah@...hat.com>
> > Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> 
> I didn't see my previous questions answered from the initial posting
> -- can you please respond to them?
> 
> 		Amit

Ooops missed your mail.
Will respond now.

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