netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] virtio: Define bit numbers for device independent features

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Message-ID: <CACGkMEvF7opCo35QLz4p3u7=T1+H-p=isFm4+yh4uNzKiAxr1A@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 10 Feb 2022 15:54:57 +0800
From:   Jason Wang <jasowang@...hat.com>
To:     Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com>
Cc:     "Hemminger, Stephen" <stephen@...workplumber.org>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Si-Wei Liu <si-wei.liu@...cle.com>,
        Jianbo Liu <jianbol@...dia.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] virtio: Define bit numbers for device independent features

On Mon, Feb 7, 2022 at 8:56 PM Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com> wrote:
>
> Define bit fields for device independent feature bits. We need them in a
> follow up patch.
>
> Also, define macros for start and end of these feature bits.
>
> Reviewed-by: Jianbo Liu <jianbol@...dia.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com>
> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h | 16 ++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> index 3bf6c8bf8477..6d92cc31a8d3 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_config.h
> @@ -45,14 +45,14 @@
>  /* We've given up on this device. */
>  #define VIRTIO_CONFIG_S_FAILED         0x80
>
> -/*
> - * 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
> +/* Device independent features per virtio spec 1.1 range from 28 to 38 */
> +#define VIRTIO_DEV_INDEPENDENT_F_START 28
> +#define VIRTIO_DEV_INDEPENDENT_F_END   38

Haven't gone through patch 3 but I think it's probably better not
touch uapi stuff. Or we can define those macros in other place?

> +
> +#define VIRTIO_F_RING_INDIRECT_DESC 28
> +#define VIRTIO_F_RING_EVENT_IDX 29
> +#define VIRTIO_F_IN_ORDER 35
> +#define VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA 38

This part belongs to the virtio_ring.h any reason not pull that file
instead of squashing those into virtio_config.h?

Thanks

>
>  #ifndef VIRTIO_CONFIG_NO_LEGACY
>  /* Do we get callbacks when the ring is completely used, even if we've
> --
> 2.34.1
>