linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] virtio-pci: PCI extended capabilities for virtio

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Date: Wed, 26 Jun 2024 09:57:56 +0800
From: Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Cc: sahanlb <sahanb@...edu>, xuanzhuo@...ux.alibaba.com, 
	virtualization@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, 
	drepper@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] virtio-pci: PCI extended capabilities for virtio

On Wed, Jun 26, 2024 at 6:50 AM Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@...hat.com> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 02:39:37PM -0400, sahanlb wrote:
> > PCI legacy configuration space does not have sufficient space for a device
> > that supports all kinds of virtio structures via PCI capabilities. This is
> > especially true if one were to use virtio drivers with physical devices.
> > Link: https://par.nsf.gov/servlets/purl/10463939
> > A physical device may already have many capabilities in the legacy space.
> >
> > This patch adds support to place virtio capabilities in the PCI extended
> > configuration space and makes the driver search both legacy and extended
> > PCI configuration spaces.
> >
> > Add new argument to vp_modern_map_capability to indicate whether mapping
> > a legacy or extended capability.
> > Add new function virtio_pci_find_ext_capability to walk extended
> > capabilities and find virtio capabilities.
> >
> > Modify vp_modern_probe to search both legacy and extended configuration
> > spaces.
> > If virtio_pci_find_capability fails to find common, isr, notify, or device
> > virtio structures, call virtio_pci_find_ext_capability.
> >
> > Notify virtio structure can get mapped either in vp_modern_probe or in
> > vp_modern_map_vq_notify. Add new attribute 'notify_ecap' to
> > struct virtio_pci_modern_device to indicate whether the notify capability
> > is in the extended congiguration structure.
> >
> > Add virtio extended capability structures to
> > "include/uapi/linux/virtio_pci.h".
> > Format for the extended structures derived from
> > Link: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20220112055755.41011-2-jasowang@redhat.com/
> >
> > This patch has been validated using an FPGA development board to implement
> > a virtio interface.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: sahanlb <sahanb@...edu>
>
>
> Thanks for the patch! As any UAPI change, this one has to also
> be accompanied by a spec patch documenting the capabilities.

Maybe start from one or my previous work like:

https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-dev/202201/msg00013.html

Thanks