Define a mechanism for sharing resources between different virtio
devices.
Signed-off-by: David Stevens <stevensd@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
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\label{sec:Virtqueues / Driver notifications}
\input{shared-mem.tex}
+\section{Exporting Resources}\label{sec:Basic Facilities of a Virtio
Device / Exporting Resources}
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+When a resource created by one virtio device needs to be
+shared with a seperate virtio device, the first device can
+export the resource by generating a \field{uuid} which the
+guest can pass to the second device to identify the resource.
+
+What constitutes a resource, how to export resources, and
+how to import resources are defined by the individual device
+types. The generation method of a \field{uuid} is dependent
+upon the implementation of the exporting device.
+
+Whether a particular exported resource can be imported into
+a device is dependent upon the implementations of the exporting
+and importing devices. Generally speaking, the guest should
+have some knowledge of the host configuration before trying to
+use exported resources.
+
\chapter{General Initialization And Device
Operation}\label{sec:General Initialization And Device Operation}
We start with an overview of device initialization, then expand on the
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