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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] virtio-pmem: PMEM device spec
On Tue, Aug 17 2021, Pankaj Gupta <pankaj.gupta.linux@gmail.com> wrote: >> > +\drivernormative{\subsubsection}{Driver Initialization: Virtio flush}{Device Types / PMEM Driver / Driver Initialization / Virtio flush} >> > + >> > +The driver MUST implement a virtio based flushing interface. >> >> I think this can be dropped. The only way to make writes persistent is >> by sending flush requests. There is no need to say that the driver has >> to use this interface. It doesn't really have to, but then it won't be >> able to guarantee persistence. > > I am not 100 percent sure on this. I don't think we want this in a normative section, but maybe there's a place for it in a section that describes the general operation?
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