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Subject: Re: [PATCH v10 08/10] admin: command list discovery
On Thu, Mar 02, 2023 at 04:09:29PM -0500, Stefan Hajnoczi wrote: > Is the purpose of VIRTIO_ADMIN_CMD_LIST_USE so that new commands can be > added that are mandatory for device operation. Failure to include them > in the VIRTIO_ADMIN_CMD_LIST_USE command terminates device > initialization with an error? Or, switches the device to some legacy mode. > Are commands evolved by defining flag/version bits in the command > specific data struct? For example, if a new field needs to be added to a > command and a 0 value carries a meaning (so it cannot simply be added to > the end of the existing struct with backwards compatibility). > commands expect to be evolved by extending the command specific structure at the tail. this is why I spent so much time on that in the text. if that does not work a new command will work. -- MST
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