linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] virtio: update the comments for transport features

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Date:   Fri, 1 Jun 2018 13:16:47 +0200
From:   Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>
To:     Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@...el.com>
Cc:     mst@...hat.com, jasowang@...hat.com, stefanha@...hat.com,
        virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, virtio-dev@...ts.oasis-open.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] virtio: update the comments for transport features

On Fri,  1 Jun 2018 18:59:50 +0800
Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@...el.com> wrote:

> The existing comments for transport features are out dated.

s/out dated/outdated/

> So update them to address the latest changes in the spec.
> 
> Suggested-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Tiwei Bie <tiwei.bie@...el.com>
> ---
> This patch is generated on top of below patch:
> https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-dev/201805/msg00212.html
> 
> v2:
> - Improve the comments (Cornelia);
> - Improve the commit message;
> 
>  include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h | 9 ++++++---
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> index b7c1f4e7d59e..449132c76b1c 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> @@ -45,9 +45,12 @@
>  /* We've given up on this device. */
>  #define VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED		0x80
>  
> -/* Some virtio feature bits (currently bits 28 through 32) are reserved for the
> - * transport being used (eg. virtio_ring), the rest are per-device feature
> - * bits. */
> +/*
> + * Virtio feature bits VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_START through
> + * VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_END are reserved for the transport
> + * being used (e.g. virtio_ring, virtio_pci etc.), the
> + * rest are per-device feature bits.
> + */
>  #define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_START	28
>  #define VIRTIO_TRANSPORT_F_END		38
>  

Reviewed-by: Cornelia Huck <cohuck@...hat.com>