On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 04:31:39PM +0200, Cornelia Huck wrote: > On Wed, 10 Apr 2019 10:03:01 -0400 (EDT) > Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > > > On Wed, Apr 10, 2019 at 09:38:22AM +0530, Pankaj Gupta wrote: > > > > This patch adds virtio-pmem driver for KVM guest. > > > > > > > > Guest reads the persistent memory range information from > > > > Qemu over VIRTIO and registers it on nvdimm_bus. It also > > > > creates a nd_region object with the persistent memory > > > > range information so that existing 'nvdimm/pmem' driver > > > > can reserve this into system memory map. This way > > > > 'virtio-pmem' driver uses existing functionality of pmem > > > > driver to register persistent memory compatible for DAX > > > > capable filesystems. > > > > > > > > This also provides function to perform guest flush over > > > > VIRTIO from 'pmem' driver when userspace performs flush > > > > on DAX memory range. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Pankaj Gupta <pagupta@xxxxxxxxxx> > > > > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > > > b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > > > index 6d5c3b2d4f4d..346389565ac1 100644 > > > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/virtio_ids.h > > > > @@ -43,5 +43,6 @@ > > > > #define VIRTIO_ID_INPUT 18 /* virtio input */ > > > > #define VIRTIO_ID_VSOCK 19 /* virtio vsock transport */ > > > > #define VIRTIO_ID_CRYPTO 20 /* virtio crypto */ > > > > +#define VIRTIO_ID_PMEM 25 /* virtio pmem */ > > > > > > > > #endif /* _LINUX_VIRTIO_IDS_H */ > > > > > > Didn't Paolo point out someone is using 25 for audio? > > > > > > Sorry! I did not notice this. > > > > > > > > Please, reserve an ID with the Virtio TC before using it. > > > > I thought I requested[1] ID 25. > > > > [1] https://github.com/oasis-tcs/virtio-spec/issues/38 > > [2] https://lists.oasis-open.org/archives/virtio-dev/201805/threads.html > > > > In that case I will send request for next available ID i.e 26? > > Have the folks using this for audio sent a reservation request as well? > If not, I'd say the first requester should get the id... No but I think they ship their's already. No one ships pmem so it's less pain for everyone if we just skip 25. > (And yes, we need to be quicker with voting on/applying id > reservations :/) We can't vote on what was not proposed for a vote. At the moment that responsibility is with the commented once discussion on the comment has taken place. I think what's missing is a description of the process in the README. Want to write it up and post it? -- MST _______________________________________________ Virtualization mailing list Virtualization@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linuxfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/virtualization
