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Subject: [PATCH] feedback: clarify device status bits
VIRTIO-70 Cc: Patrick Durusau <patrick@durusau.net> --- content.tex | 9 +++++++-- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/content.tex b/content.tex index 14a1361..043c185 100644 --- a/content.tex +++ b/content.tex @@ -14,8 +14,13 @@ device consists of the following parts: \section{\field{Device Status} Field}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio Device / Device Status Field} -The driver MUST update the \field{device status} field in the order below to -indicate its progress. This provides a simple low-level diagnostic: +During device initialization by a driver, +the driver follows the sequence of steps specified in +\label{sec:General Initialization And Device Operation / Device +Initialization}. +The driver MUST update the \field{device status} field, +setting bits to indicate the completed steps of this sequence. +This provides a simple low-level diagnostic: it's most useful to imagine them hooked up to traffic lights on the console indicating the status of each device. The driver MUST NOT clear a \field{device status} bit. -- MST
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