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Subject: Re: [virtio-comment] Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH v8 1/3] content: Document balloon feature free page hints
On Mon, Sep 14, 2020 at 08:13:55AM +0200, Cornelia Huck wrote: > On Fri, 11 Sep 2020 08:11:15 -0700 > Alexander Duyck <alexander.duyck@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 10:28 PM Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> wrote: > > > > > > On 04.09.20 18:56, Alexander Duyck wrote: > > > > On Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 8:20 AM Jan Kiszka <jan.kiszka@siemens.com> wrote: > > > >> > > > >> On 25.08.20 16:45, Alexander Duyck wrote: > > > > >>> @@ -5042,13 +5049,17 @@ \subsection{Feature bits}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Featu > > > >>> VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_MUST_TELL_HOST is not negotiated. > > > >>> > > > >>> \subsection{Device configuration layout}\label{sec:Device Types / Memory Balloon Device / Device configuration layout} > > > >>> - Both fields of this configuration > > > >>> - are always available. > > > >>> + \field{num_pages} and \field{actual} are always available. > > > >>> + > > > >>> + \field{free_page_hint_cmd_id} is available if > > > >>> + VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT has been negotiated and is read-only by > > > >>> + the driver. > > > >> > > > >> This reads at least to me like "...if VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT > > > >> ... is read-only by the driver". I suspect you rather meant > > > >> "free_page_hint_cmd_id is read-only...". Maybe split up into two sentences? > > > > > > > > Yes, the intention is: > > > > 1. free_page_hint_cmd_id is only available if > > > > VIRTIO_BALLOON_F_FREE_PAGE_HINT has been negotiated > > > > 2. free_page_hint_cmd_id is read only by the driver > > > > > > > > If needed I suppose we could break it up by splitting it into two > > > > sentences, or adding "the field" after the "and". > > > > > > > > > > I'm fine with both options but please adjust this - on top (Michael just > > > opened the voting for this version again due to the formal typo in round 1). > > > > > > Jan > > > > Since the patch set is being voted on is there a preferred method for > > making this sort of update? I'm just wondering if I should do an > > additional incremental patch, just submit a replacement for this > > patch, or make the change and resubmit the entire patch set? > > I think doing an additional patch on top and then doing another vote on > that is the best way to handle this. (Or maybe it is minor enough to > simply merge the incremental patch?) yes, this sounds good to me
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