Hello Rusty, A few trivial fixes on top of virtio-spec-0.8.9 (patch -p0): - grammatical errors - mark '-' in 'avail->flags' as non-breakable hyphen - add a footnote for console device to indicate queues 2 onwards are avl. if a feature was negotiated Amit --- virtio-spec-0.8.9.lyx 2010-10-05 17:26:11.318836266 +0530 +++ virtio-spec-0.8.9-mod.lyx 2010-10-05 19:00:12.829710205 +0530 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -#LyX 1.6.5 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ +#LyX 1.6.7 created this file. For more info see http://www.lyx.org/ \lyxformat 345 \begin_document \begin_header @@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ \paperpagestyle default \tracking_changes true \output_changes true -\author "Rusty Russell,,," +\author "" +\author "" \author "" \end_header @@ -1784,6 +1785,9 @@ \begin_layout Standard The number of descriptors in the table is specified by the Queue Size field for this virtqueue. +\end_layout + +\begin_layout Subsection \begin_inset CommandInset label LatexCommand label name "sub:Indirect-Descriptors" @@ -2076,8 +2080,8 @@ and processing used buffers from the device. As an example, the virtio network device has two virtqueues: the transmit virtqueue and the receive virtqueue. - The driver adds outgoing (read-only) packets are added to the transmit - virtqueue, and then frees them after they are used. + The driver adds outgoing (read-only) packets to the transmit virtqueue, + and then frees them after they are used. Similarly, incoming (write-only) buffers are added to the receive virtqueue, and processed after they are used. \end_layout @@ -2405,7 +2409,8 @@ \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate -If the VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT flag is not set in avail->flags: +If the VRING_AVAIL_F_NO_INTERRUPT flag is not set in avail\SpecialChar \nobreakdash- +>flags: \end_layout \begin_deeper @@ -2639,7 +2644,7 @@ \begin_layout Standard Any change to configuration space, or new virtqueues, or behavioural changes, - should be indicated be negotiation of a new feature bit. + should be indicated by negotiation of a new feature bit. This establishes clarity \begin_inset Foot status open @@ -4870,12 +4875,8 @@ \emph on type \emph default - of the request is either a read (VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN), -\change_deleted 0 1285634492 - -\change_unchanged - a write (VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT), a scsi packet command (VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD - or VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD_OUT + of the request is either a read (VIRTIO_BLK_T_IN), a write (VIRTIO_BLK_T_OUT), + a scsi packet command (VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD or VIRTIO_BLK_T_SCSI_CMD_OUT \begin_inset Foot status open @@ -4993,11 +4994,7 @@ \emph on data \emph default - field is either read-only or write-only, depending on -\change_deleted 0 1285634492 - -\change_unchanged - the request. + field is either read-only or write-only, depending on the request. The size of the read or write can be derived from the total size of the request buffers. \end_layout @@ -5169,8 +5166,17 @@ \begin_layout Description Virtqueues 0:receiveq(port0). - 1:transmitq(port0), 2:control receiveq, 3:control transmitq, 4:receiveq(port1), - 5:transmitq(port1), ... + 1:transmitq(port0), 2:control receiveq +\begin_inset Foot +status open + +\begin_layout Plain Layout +Ports 2 onwards only if VIRTIO_CONSOLE_F_MULTIPORT is set +\end_layout + +\end_inset + +, 3:control transmitq, 4:receiveq(port1), 5:transmitq(port1), ... \end_layout \begin_layout Description @@ -5318,7 +5324,7 @@ \end_layout \begin_layout Enumerate -If the host specified a port 'name', a sysfs attribute is created with the +If the host specified a port `name', a sysfs attribute is created with the name filled in, so that udev rules can be written that can create a symlink from the port's name to the char device for port discovery by applications in the guest. _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
