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Subject: [PATCH 11/11] content: Introduce device-specific notifications for MMIO
Signed-off-by: Nikos Dragazis <ndragazis@arrikto.com> --- content.tex | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex index d141e92..b0949f9 100644 --- a/content.tex +++ b/content.tex @@ -1872,6 +1872,10 @@ \subsection{MMIO Device Register Layout}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options / Vi in at least one of the active virtual queues. \item [Configuration Change Notification] - bit 1 - the interrupt was asserted because the configuration of the device has changed. + \item [Device-specific Notification] - bit 2 - the interrupt was + asserted because a device-specific event + \ref{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Notifications} + occurred. \end{description} } \hline @@ -2100,8 +2104,9 @@ \subsubsection{Notifications From The Device}\label{sec:Virtio Transport Options The memory mapped virtio device is using a single, dedicated interrupt signal, which is asserted when at least one of the bits described in the description of \field{InterruptStatus} -is set. This is how the device sends a used buffer notification -or a configuration change notification to the device. +is set. This is how the device sends a +used buffer/configuration change/device-specific notification to the +device. \drivernormative{\paragraph}{Notifications From The Device}{Virtio Transport Options / Virtio Over MMIO / MMIO-specific Initialization And Device Operation / Notifications From The Device} After receiving an interrupt, the driver MUST read -- 2.17.1
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