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Subject: Re: [virtio-comment] [PATCH v10 05/10] pci: add admin vq registers to virtio over pci
On Thursday, 2023-02-09 at 07:13:48 -05, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote: > @@ -1031,6 +1035,19 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport > This field exists only if VIRTIO_F_RING_RESET has been > negotiated. (see \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}). > > +\item[\field{admin_queue_index}] > + The device uses this to report the index of the first administration virtqueue. > + This field is valid only if VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ has been negotiated. > +\item[\field{admin_queue_num}] > + The device uses this to report the number of the > + supported administration virtqueues. Virtqueues with index > + between \field{admin_queue_index} and (\field{admin_queue_index} + > + \field{admin_queue_num}) inclusive serve as administration > + virtqueues. > + Thus the number of administration virtqueues equals > + (\field{admin_queue_num} + 1). Really the number of queues is "admin_queue_num + 1"? That seems ... odd. > + This field is valid only if VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ has been > + negotiated. > \end{description} > > \devicenormative{\paragraph}{Common configuration structure layout}{Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Common configuration structure layout} > @@ -1117,6 +1134,14 @@ \subsubsection{Common configuration structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport > were used before the queue reset. > (see \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Virtqueues / Virtqueue Reset}). > > +If VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ has been negotiated, and if the driver > +configures any administration virtqueues, the driver MUST > +configure the administration virtqueues using the index > +in the range \field{admin_queue_index} to > +\field{admin_queue_index} + \field{admin_queue_num} inclusive. > +The driver MAY configure less administration virtqueues than > +supported by the device. > + > \subsubsection{Notification structure layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Notification capability} > > The notification location is found using the VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_NOTIFY_CFG > @@ -7684,6 +7709,15 @@ \chapter{Reserved Feature Bits}\label{sec:Reserved Feature Bits} > > \item[VIRTIO_F_ADMIN_VQ(41)] This feature indicates that the device exposes one or more > administration virtqueues. > + At the moment this feature is only supported for devices using > + \ref{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI > + Bus}~\nameref{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus} > + as the transport and is reserved for future use for > + devices using other transports (see > + \ref{drivernormative:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Feature Bits} > + and > + \ref{devicenormative:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Feature Bits} for > + handling features reserved for future use. > > \end{description} -- She's got no name, but she is family.
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