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Date:   Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:06:54 +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


在 2022/2/10 下午5:27, Eli Cohen 写道:
> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 04:35:28PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 4:31 PM Eli Cohen <elic@...dia.com> wrote:
>>> On Thu, Feb 10, 2022 at 03:54:57PM +0800, Jason Wang wrote:
>>>> 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?
>>>>
>>> I can put it in vdpa.c
>>>
>>>>> +
>>>>> +#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?
>>>>
>>> Not sure what you mean here. I can't find virtio_ring.h in my tree.
>> I meant just copy the virtio_ring.h in the linux tree. It seems cleaner.
> I will still miss VIRTIO_F_ORDER_PLATFORM and VIRTIO_F_NOTIFICATION_DATA
> which are only defined in drivers/net/ethernet/sfc/mcdi_pcol.h for block
> devices only.
>
> What would you suggest to do with them? Maybe define them in vdpa.c?


I meant maybe we need a full synchronization from the current Linux uapi 
headers for virtio_config.h and and add virtio_ring.h here.

Thanks


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