>>> Over the long term, I think the backend should provide that timeout >>> value and guarantee that its processing time should not exceed that >>> value. >> If you mean that the spec should be changed to allow the virtio driver >> to be able to program a certain timeout for I2C transactions in the >> virtio device, yes, that does sound reasonable. > > >Due to changes in my work, I will pass my virtio-i2c maintenance to Conghui. > >She may work on this in the future. > I'll try to update the spec first. - Conghui