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Subject: Re: [virtio-dev] [PATCH RESEND] virtio-pmem: PMEM device spec
> > > > +\subsection{Device Initialization}\label{sec:Device Types / PMEM Device / Device Initialization} > > > > + > > > > +Device hotplugs physical memory to guest address space. Persistent memory device > > > > +is emulated with file backed memory at host side. > > > > > > This paragraph can be dropped. The device could be implemented in a > > > number of ways and it's beyond the scope of the specification. > > > > But spec is for current implementation? As we have more devices or ways, we > > can amend this. > > The spec defines the driver/device interface, not the implementation. By > focussing on the interface rather than implementation, we leave room for > multiple implementations and avoid baking in assumptions about one > particular implementation (e.g. file-backed MAP_SHARED host memory). Fair point. Will remove the paragraph. Thanks, Pankaj
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