linux-kernel - [PATCH v3 0/2] virtio: alignment issues

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Date:   Mon, 6 Apr 2020 12:11:56 -0400
From:   "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
To:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v3 0/2] virtio: alignment issues

This is an alternative to
	vhost: force spec specified alignment on types
which is a bit safer as it does not change UAPI.
I still think it's best to change the UAPI header as well,
we can do that as a follow-up cleanup.

Changes from v2:
	don't change struct name, instead add ifndef
	so kernel does not see the legacy UAPI version.

Jason, can you pls ack one of the approaches?


Michael S. Tsirkin (2):
  virtio: stop using legacy struct vring in kernel
  vhost: force spec specified alignment on types

 drivers/vhost/vhost.h                   |  6 ++--
 include/linux/virtio_ring.h             | 46 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 include/uapi/linux/virtio_ring.h        | 26 ++++++++------
 tools/virtio/ringtest/virtio_ring_0_9.c |  6 ++--
 tools/virtio/vringh_test.c              | 20 +++++------
 5 files changed, 78 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)

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MST