[OASIS Issue Tracker] Updated: (VIRTIO-48) require drivers to be future proof

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Michael Tsirkin updated VIRTIO-48:
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    Description: 
in the past drivers took config size documentation to mean
"this will be the size forever"
which meant adding fields broke them.

require drivers to use >= to check size.

  was:
in the past drivers took config size documentation to mean
"this will be the size forever"
which meant adding fields broke them.

require drivers to use >= to check size.


       Proposal: 1383582983-31975-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com">http://mid.gmane.org/1383582983-31975-1-git-send-email-mst@redhat.com

> require drivers to be future proof
> ----------------------------------
>
>                 Key: VIRTIO-48
>                 URL: http://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-48
>             Project: OASIS Virtual I/O Device (VIRTIO) TC
>          Issue Type: Improvement
>            Reporter: Michael Tsirkin
>
> in the past drivers took config size documentation to mean
> "this will be the size forever"
> which meant adding fields broke them.
> require drivers to use >= to check size.

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