Re: [virtio-dev] Re: [virtio-comment] Re: [PATCH 0/3] Rename queue index to queue number

["Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com>]

On Thu, Mar 09, 2023 at 05:46:50PM +0100, Halil Pasic wrote:
> To uniquely identify an element we need both the index (a value) and
> the array/table that is being indexed. And I believe this is what we
> need to improve on. I don't think calling indexes into the conceptual
> array of receive queues (or receive virtqueues) "index of the receive
> virtqueue", indexes into the conceptual array of virtqueues that belong
> to a certain device a "vq number", indexes into the descriptor table
> "descriptor keys", and indexes into the used rings "used ring element
> ids" would really help -- to make an attempt at using reduction ad
> absurdum ;)

Right.  I think Parav said he's converting everything to just refer
to "VQ number".


> 
> 
> > I feel there's less of a chance of a confusion between VQ size and
> > its number. But it's not a strong prefrence, RSS is relatively young
> > and it's the only incompatible user of index so far.
> 
> I don't understand why is RSS incompatible with "index".
> 
> Regards,
> Halil

It uses the word "index" in a way that is different from what you
suggest.

Anyway, both "number" and "index" require cleanup work, whoever
is going to do it gets to decide which way it will go.

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MST