Re: [virtio-comment] virtio new config layout

[Rusty Russell <rusty@au1.ibm.com>]

"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> writes:
> On Mon, Aug 19, 2013 at 12:45:21PM +0930, Rusty Russell wrote:
>> "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@redhat.com> writes:
>> > I think it's useful to formalize the proposal for
>> > the new config layout and how interoperability is
>> > handled.
>> >
>> > A Linux driver written by Rusty and qemu side by me
>> > have both been published.
>> >
>> > It shouldn't be hard to put this in the spec form - Rusty,
>> > do you plan to do it or should I take a stub at it?
>> 
>> I'd love you to do it.  In fact, I already assigned it to you :)
>> 
>> https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO-21
>> 
>> Here's the process I've imagined:
>> 
>> 1) Create / Assign issue if there isn't one:
>>         https://tools.oasis-open.org/issues/browse/VIRTIO
>> 
>> 2) Post patch to mailing list.
>> 
>> 3) Once there's agreement and you want the patch applied, mark the 
>>    issue OPEN with the URL of final patch (eg. mailing list URL).
>> 
>> 4) Next meeting we go through OPEN and decide what we can apply, what
>>    needs deferring, etc.
>
> Okay.
> So ... which version should the patch apply to?

Just take the latest... we can always merge.  We have a standing order
that cleanups, typos, etc can be made by anyone in the SVN tree for
ratification next meeting, so that covers any tweaks needed to merge
IMHO.

Cheers,
Rusty.
PS.  I read the OASIS naming guidelines and renamed the document in SVN
     appropriately.