linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v8 00/19] virtio: alignment issues

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Message-ID: <2049984978.20929266.1586231045581.JavaMail.zimbra@redhat.com>
Date:   Mon, 6 Apr 2020 23:44:05 -0400 (EDT)
From:   Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:     "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v8 00/19] virtio: alignment issues

----- Original Message -----
> 
> 
> 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 v7:
> 	typo fix
> changes from v6:
> 	add missing header includes all over the place
> changes from v5:
> 	ack for mellanox patch
> 	fixup to remoteproc
> changes from v4:
> 	fixup to issues reported by kbuild
> changes from v3:
> 	tools/virtio fixes
> 	a bunch more cleanups that now become possible
> 
> 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?

Btw, this sereis includes the bathing optimization which I think
should be done in another one.

Thanks