Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH] Add virtio parameter server device specification

[Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>]

On Tue, Apr 20, 2021 at 05:33:17PM -0700, Hao Chen wrote:
> This patch introduces a new type of device: parameter server. The device
> acts as a key-value store and the driver can read from, write to or
> subscribe to the properties in the server.

Can you share a bit about the reason for defining a new VIRTIO device
instead of running an existing key-value store over virtio-vsock or
virtio-net?

I'm not against adding this new device but I would like to understand
what the advantages are.

Thanks,
Stefan

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