linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 00/16] virtio-pci: towards virtio 1.0 guest support

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Date:	Tue, 20 Jan 2015 18:32:56 +0200
From:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:	Gerd Hoffmann <kraxel@...hat.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 00/16] virtio-pci: towards virtio 1.0 guest support

On Mon, Jan 19, 2015 at 12:07:00PM +0100, Gerd Hoffmann wrote:
>   Hi,
> 
> > BTW: is there a tool (or pciutils patch) which can decode the virtio
> > capabilities?
> 
> Searched for a patch today, and all google found me was this mail asking
> for one :-o
> 
> So I went ahead and coded one up.  Attached.
> 
> While hacking it up I've noticed spec doesn't match reality.  The
> "Virtio Structure PCI Capabilities" section here ...
> 
> http://docs.oasis-open.org/virtio/virtio/v1.0/cs01/virtio-v1.0-cs01.html#x1-690004
> 
> ... doesn't match what qemu is doing.  Huh?

Thanks a lot for the report, and the tool!
I sent patches to fix this all up.
You can try my qemu and linux virtio-net branches now,
they should be spec compliant.

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MST
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