linux-kernel - Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v1] virtio: support VIRTIO_F_IO

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Date:   Thu, 10 May 2018 16:02:58 +0100
From:   Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>
To:     Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@...el.com>
Cc:     mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com, pbonzini@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org,
        dan.daly@...el.com, cunming.liang@...el.com, zhihong.wang@...el.com
Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [PATCH v1] virtio: support VIRTIO_F_IO_BARRIER

On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 06:39:41PM +0800, Tiwei Bie wrote:
> On Thu, May 10, 2018 at 10:53:17AM +0100, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote:
> > On Fri, May 04, 2018 at 12:59:15PM +0800, Tiwei Bie wrote:
> > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> > > index 308e2096291f..9fb519a9df28 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> > > @@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
> > >   * transport being used (eg. virtio_ring), the rest are per-device feature
> > >   * bits. */
> > >  #define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_START	28
> > > -#define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_END		34
> > > +#define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_END		37
> > 
> > Have you updated "2.2 Feature Bits" in the VIRTIO spec?
> > 
> > In 1.0 it says:
> > 
> >  24 to 32
> >     Feature bits reserved for extensions to the queue and feature negotiation mechanisms
> > 
> > This information is out-of-date.
> > 
> 
> No. In the latest spec draft, it's 24 to 33. And it
> becomes out-of-date since VIRTIO_F_RING_PACKED(34)
> and VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER(35) were introduced. Do you
> want me to update it in the IO_BARRIER patch or do
> you want me to update it in a new patch?

Please update it to 37 in the IO_BARRIER patch.

Stefan

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