netdev - Re: [PATCH v4] vsock.7: add VMADDR_CID

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Date:   Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:21:07 +0000
From:   Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>
To:     Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
Cc:     mtk.manpages@...il.com, Jorgen Hansen <jhansen@...are.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
        Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4] vsock.7: add VMADDR_CID_LOCAL description

On Tue, Feb 18, 2020 at 04:54:35PM +0100, Stefano Garzarella wrote:
> Linux 5.6 added the new well-known VMADDR_CID_LOCAL for
> local communication.
> 
> This patch explains how to use it and remove the legacy
> VMADDR_CID_RESERVED no longer available.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Jorgen Hansen <jhansen@...are.com>
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@...hat.com>
> ---
> v4:
>     * removed "The" in the "Local communication" section [Stefan]
> v3:
>     * rephrased "Previous versions" part [Jorgen]
> v2:
>     * rephrased "Local communication" description [Stefan]
>     * added a mention of previous versions that supported
>       loopback only in the guest [Stefan]
> ---
>  man7/vsock.7 | 18 ++++++++++++++++--
>  1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Reviewed-by: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@...hat.com>

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