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

[Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>]

On Mon, May 24, 2021 at 11:45:43AM -0700, Hao Chen wrote:
> > Thanks for explaining. Would publishing a k-v store protocol spec for
> > use with vsock?
> 
> Does "standard protocol over vsock" exist in virtio-spec? We can say
> "we use this protocol on vsock for this device, and it works very
> well", but I guess it is still different than writing it somewhere in
> the spec.

Right, there is not vsock protocol authority but anyone can publish the
necessary information themselves or through a standards body. If your
goal is just to have a standard protocol then I think you can make it
much easier for others to implement by publishing your own protocol spec
that runs over a vsock socket.

Again, I'm not against adding this as a VIRTIO device. If you decide it
needs to be a VIRTIO device I'd be happy to review this patch fully.

Stefan

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