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Subject: Re: [PATCH] content: add vendor specific cfg type


On Mon, Oct 28, 2019 at 06:55:42AM -0400, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> Vendors might want to add their own capability
> in the PCI capability list. However, Virtio already
> uses the vendor specific capability ID (0x09)
> for its own purposes.
> 
> Provide a structure for vendor specific extensions.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>

Fixes: https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/62

> ---
>  content.tex | 80 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 80 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex
> index b1ea9b9..8a79b03 100644
> --- a/content.tex
> +++ b/content.tex
> @@ -691,6 +691,8 @@ \subsection{Virtio Structure PCI Capabilities}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Option
>  #define VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_PCI_CFG           5
>  /* Shared memory region */
>  #define VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_SHARED_MEMORY_CFG 8
> +/* Vendor-specific data */
> +#define VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_VENDOR_CFG        9
>  \end{lstlisting}
>  
>          Any other value is reserved for future use.
> @@ -1099,6 +1101,84 @@ \subsubsection{Shared memory capability}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Vi
>  
>  The \field{cap.id} MUST be unique for any one device instance.
>  
> +\devicenormative{\paragraph}{Device-specific configuration}{Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / Shared memory capability}
> +
> +The region defined by the combination of the \field {cap.offset},
> +\field {cap.offset_hi}, and \field {cap.length}, \field
> +{cap.length_hi} fields MUST be contained within the declared bar.
> +
> +The \field{cap.id} MUST be unique for any one device instance.
> +
> +\subsubsection{Vendor data capability}\label{sec:Virtio
> +Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout /
> +Vendor data capability}
> +
> +The optional Vendor data capability allows the device to present
> +vendor-specific data to the driver, without
> +conflicts, for debugging and/or reporting purposes,
> +and without conflicting with standard functionality.
> +
> +This capability augments but does not replace the standard
> +subsystem ID and subsystem vendor ID fields
> +(offsets 0x2C and 0x2E in the PCI configuration space header)
> +as specified by \hyperref[intro:PCI]{[PCI]}.
> +
> +Vendor data capability is enumerated on the PCI transport
> +as a VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_VENDOR_CFG capability.
> +
> +The capability has the following structure:
> +\begin{lstlisting}
> +struct virtio_pci_vndr_data {
> +        u8 cap_vndr;    /* Generic PCI field: PCI_CAP_ID_VNDR */
> +        u8 cap_next;    /* Generic PCI field: next ptr. */
> +        u8 cap_len;     /* Generic PCI field: capability length */
> +        u8 cfg_type;    /* Identifies the structure. */
> +        u16 vendor_id;  /* Identifies the vendor-specific format. */
> +	/* For Vendor Definition */
> +	/* Pads structure to a multiple of 4 bytes */
> +	/* Reads must not have side effects */
> +};
> +\end{lstlisting}
> +
> +Where \field{vendor_id} identifies the PCI-SIG assigned Vendor ID
> +as specified by \hyperref[intro:PCI]{[PCI]}.
> +
> +Note that the capability size is required to be a multiple of 4.
> +
> +To make it safe for a generic driver to access the capability,
> +reads from this capability MUST NOT have any side effects.
> +
> +\devicenormative{\subsection}{Vendor data capability}{Virtio
> +Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout /
> +Vendor data capability}
> +
> +The device SHOULD present the PCI subsystem vendor ID matching
> +the device vendor, at offset 0x2C in its PCI configuration space
> +header.
> +
> +Devices CAN present \field{vendor_id} that does not match
> +either the PCI Vendor ID or the PCI Subsystem Vendor ID.
> +
> +Devices CAN present multiple Vendor data capabilities with
> +either different or identical \field{vendor_id} values.
> +
> +The value \field{vendor_id} MUST NOT equal 0x1AF4.
> +
> +The size of the Vendor data capability MUST be a multiple of 4 bytes.
> +
> +Reads of the Vendor data capability by the driver MUST NOT have any
> +side effects.
> +
> +\drivernormative{\subsection}{Vendor data capability}{Virtio
> +Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout /
> +Vendor data capability}
> +
> +The driver SHOULD NOT use the Vendor data capability except
> +for debugging and reporting purposes.
> +
> +The driver MUST qualify the \field{vendor_id} before
> +interpreting or writing into the Vendor data capability.
> +
>  \subsubsection{PCI configuration access capability}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over PCI Bus / PCI Device Layout / PCI configuration access capability}
>  
>  The VIRTIO_PCI_CAP_PCI_CFG capability
> -- 
> MST



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