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Subject: [PATCH] virtqueue endian-ness
make all ring structures LE resolves VIRTIO-9 Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com> --- virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt | 8 +++----- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) diff --git a/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt b/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt index e8e375b..b6b9dde 100644 --- a/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt +++ b/virtio-v1.0-wd01-part1-specification.txt @@ -303,14 +303,12 @@ writes the descriptor index into the available ring. It then notifies the device. When the device has finished a buffer, it writes the descriptor into the used ring, and sends an interrupt. -2.1.4.1. A Note on Virtqueue Endianness +2.1.4.1. Legacy Interfaces: A Note on Virtqueue Endianness -------------------------------------- Note that the endian of fields and in the virtqueue is the native -endian of the guest, not little-endian as PCI normally is. This makes -for simpler guest code, and it is assumed that the host already has to -be deeply aware of the guest endian so such an “endian-aware” device -is not a significant issue. +endian of the guest, not little-endian as PCI normally is. +It is assumed that the host is already aware of the guest endian. 2.1.4.2. Message Framing ----------------------- -- MST
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