RE: [virtio] [PATCH] virtio-net subcommittee proposal

[Parav Pandit <parav@nvidia.com>]

Hi Stefan,

> From: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 4:17 PM
> 
> On Mon, Apr 03, 2023 at 03:06:02PM +0000, Parav Pandit wrote:
> > > From: Stefan Hajnoczi <stefanha@redhat.com>
> > > Sent: Monday, April 3, 2023 10:58 AM
> > >
> > > Why not just do this in the VIRTIO TC?
> > >
> > > The workflow and infrastructure for developing the VIRTIO spec already
> exists.
> > > A weekly or bi-weekly virtio-net call can be scheduled.
> > >
> >
> > > Are you hitting scalability bottlenecks or limitations with the current VIRTIO
> TC?
> >
> > May be.
> > SC is mainly networking specific interested members who has the described
> mission and SOP.
> > This requires interworking on many features, discussion, and design in
> phased approach like suggested above.
> >
> > Also it is too much of the ask for the whole TC to get involved in such process.
> > Better to start with forum that is focused on mission and SOP, committed to
> deliver on agreed timeline in 4 step approach.
> >
> > Few months later when operation works fine, may be main TC can also adopt
> similar approach to wider level.
> 
> What is the scope of the sub-committee? Is it a project with a specific goal like
> designing a new VIRTIO network device from scratch that is friendlier to PCI
> device implementation? Or is it supposed to be home for all virtio-net
> development?
No. designing from the scratch is not the goal.
As listed in the mission line, goal is to "Produce backward compatible".
And as you listed, would like to make it friendlier for the PCI device implementation.
In this process many virtio-net features are also considered as they are inter-related.